Juno probe reaches Jupiter

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Exciting times in space exploration... this probe set off 5 years ago has finally reached Jupiter.


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The US space agency has successfully put a new probe in orbit around Jupiter

The Juno satellite, which left Earth five years ago, had to fire a rocket engine to slow its approach to the planet and get caught by its gravity.

A sequence of tones transmitted from the spacecraft confirmed the braking manoeuvre had gone as planned.
Receipt of the radio messages prompted wild cheering at Nasa's mission control in Pasadena, California.
"All stations on Juno co-ord, we have the tone for burn cut-off on Delta B," Juno Mission Control had announced. "Roger Juno, welcome to Jupiter."

Scientists plan to use the spacecraft to sense the planet's deep interior. They think the structure and the chemistry of its insides hold clues to how this giant world formed some four-and-a-half-billion years ago.
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Read the full article here: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36710768
 
By the way, this probe reached absolutely staggering speeds by using Earth as a gravity well... Think it's up there with the fastest man-made objects ever.
 
That is still quite big compared to some earlier probes and landers. Satellites for example, and half that size mostly.
 
Picture with some earlier satellites that were also sent to the outer plants (and beyond).

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And then an image with almost all the satellites that have been launched with the purpose of exploring the planets and solar system. (Right click and view image to make it readable) :)

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Blazzok said:
Picture with some earlier satellites that were also sent to the outer plants (and beyond).
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I've only got outer plants, and I never send anything to probe them... "whistling:


... now and again I'll water them though.
 
Oh man this is so cool. I love space stuff! Makes me want to start up Kerbal Space Program again and fail at recreating this event...
 
DieGrootHammer said:
Oh man this is so cool. I love space stuff! Makes me want to start up Kerbal Space Program again and fail at recreating this event...
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I absolutely love Kerbal Space Program! Craziest thing I ever managed to do was capture an asteroid in Earth orbit and build a space station on it.
 
Jamie McKane said:
I absolutely love Kerbal Space Program! Craziest thing I ever managed to do was capture an asteroid in Earth orbit and build a space station on it.
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DUDE!!!! That's amazing!!! KPS is one of my all time favourite games. I got an asteroid captured once as well, but I ran out of delta-v for my orbiting burn, so the asteroid crashed into Kerbin....all while Jeb was smiling like the maniac he is
 
DieGrootHammer said:
DUDE!!!! That's amazing!!! KPS is one of my all time favourite games. I got an asteroid captured once as well, but I ran out of delta-v for my orbiting burn, so the asteroid crashed into Kerbin....all while Jeb was smiling like the maniac he is
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Jeb never seems to survive more than two missions whenever I play :( I left him stranded on Mars once and lost 8 kerbals trying to bring him back :P
 
Jamie McKane said:
Jeb never seems to survive more than two missions whenever I play :( I left him stranded on Mars once and lost 8 kerbals trying to bring him back :P
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Mars...it's calles Duna you n00b!!! Hahaha


Also, here is Scott Manley completing this exact Juno mission in Kerbal Space Program using the Realism Overhaul mods. He also gives much more facts and infomation about this Juno mission.

 
A friend pointed out to me that the moons of Jupiter are mostly named after lovers and conquests of the Roman god, Jupiter.
Juno (which this craft was named for) was his wife.
So basically Jupiter's wife just walked in on him and all his girlfriends on a cosmic scale.
Awkward.
 
Mister 44 said:
A friend pointed out to me that the moons of Jupiter are mostly named after lovers and conquests of the Roman god, Jupiter.
Juno (which this craft was named for) was his wife.
So basically Jupiter's wife just walked in on him and all his girlfriends on a cosmic scale.
Awkward.
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It's the joke that scientists have been playing out over more than 400 years now. Finally, the punchline will land. Or fly by, at least.
 
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