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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Collection Collection NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Collection Collection
Title:
Cassini Spacecraft Fully Assembled AC Title Cassini Spacecraft Fully Assembled AC Title
Creator:
NASA/JPL-Caltech Creator NASA/JPL-Caltech Creator
Description:
The fully assembled Cassini spacecraft as it appeared Feb. 14, 1997 in JPL's spacecraft assembly facility in Pasadena, CA. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch on its mission to Saturn on Oct. 6, 1997 from Cape Canaveral, FL. Having successfully completed testing in JPL's space simulator, the spacecraft is now undergoing a final round of systems testing prior to shipment this spring to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations. Cassini's mission is to orbit Saturn for four years and study the planet, its rings and moons in detail. The large moon Titan is a principal target for exploration, and Cassini will carry the Huygens probe, seen here mounted on the side of the spacecraft (at left), to be released to enter Titan's thick atmosphere and descend to the surface via parachute. The Huygens probe is provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the radio antenna at top was provided by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The Cassini mission is a joint endeavor of NASA, ESA and ASI. JPL manages the Cassini program for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. ##### Description The fully assembled Cassini spacecraft as it appeared Feb. 14, 1997 in JPL's spacecraft assembly facility in Pasadena, CA. The spacecraft is scheduled for launch on its mission to Saturn on Oct. 6, 1997 from Cape Canaveral, FL. Having successfully completed testing in JPL's space simulator, the spacecraft is now undergoing a final round of systems testing prior to shipment this spring to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for launch preparations. Cassini's mission is to orbit Saturn for four years and study the planet, its rings and moons in detail. The large moon Titan is a principal target for exploration, and Cassini will carry the Huygens probe, seen here mounted on the side of the spacecraft (at left), to be released to enter Titan's thick atmosphere and descend to the surface via parachute. The Huygens probe is provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the radio antenna at top was provided by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The Cassini mission is a joint endeavor of NASA, ESA and ASI. JPL manages the Cassini program for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. ##### Description
Date:
2/20/97 Date 2/20/97 Date
Identifier:
P-48340 Identifier P-48340 Identifier
Year:
1997 Year 1997 Year
Contributor:
JPL Archives Contributor JPL Archives Contributor
What:
Cassini What Cassini What
What:
Saturn What Saturn What
What:
Moon What Moon What
What:
Titan What Titan What
What:
Huygens Probe What Huygens Probe What
Where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Where Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Where
Where:
Florida Where Florida Where
Where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Where Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Where
Where:
Washington, D.C. Where Washington, D.C. Where

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