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CASSINI MISSION TO SATURN
 
 
       
 Mimas
Enceladus
 The Cassini Probe  
              Tethys
 
             Dione

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SATURN TOPICS
http://nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca/~wanigar/spacelink/Digest/saturn.html
CASSINI/HUYGENS MISSION TO SATURN This mission to the planet Saturn and its moon Titan consists of an Orbiter spacecraft and a probe. Mission cost is estimated at $3 billion including $1.4 billion for the Cassinni orbiter, the Huygens probe, and
 
 2.    
CNN - Cassini Mission
http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/cassini/
Learn about the Cassini Mission, a big-budget NASA endeavor to send a probe to Saturn. Includes multimedia and an overview of the controversy.
 3.  
Cassini Mission - CNN.com Space
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/space/cassini/
Discusses the plans for a study of Saturn and its moons. Get details about the Cassini spacecraft, view images of Saturn, and watch animations.
 The Cassini Mission
 4.    
 cassini_spacecraft  
Cassini Mission - Images and Video
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Images/
See photos and video clips of this NASA probe's mission to Saturn, as well as artists' conceptions of the planet and its moon Titan.
 5.    
Cassini: Voyage to Saturn
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini
Provides information concerning the assembly and launch of the spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its satellites.
Jupiter Millennium Flyby, December 30, 2000Jupiter Millennium Flyby, December 30, 2000
 6.    
[Image of Cassini]   
Cassini Information
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/cassini.html
Cassini Cassini flys by the Earth! Launch Date/Time: 15 October 1997 at 08:43 UTC Launch Vehicle: Titan IV-Centaur Planned on-orbit mass: 2175 Kg Power System: Radioisotope Thermal Generators (RTGs) of 630 W The Cassini Orbiter's mission consists o
 7.    
 
Cassini UVIS Internet Site
http://lasp.colorado.edu/cassini
Cassini UVIS Internet Site - Mission Description - Instrument Description - Scientific Objectives - Operations Description - Pictures and Logo - Organizational Chart - Contact Information - Links - Team Site - Questions CASSINI UltraViolet Imaging
 
   
Cassini Nuclear Safety
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/rtg
Cassini Nuclear Safety Cassini : Mission to Saturn Nuclear Safety Issues and Answers On October 15, 1997 the Cassini spacecraft was successfully launched on its mission to Saturn. This web site has as its focus all aspects of nuclear safety for the
 8.    
 Saturn image  
Cassini Home Page: The Mission
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Mission
...Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Tennyson "Ulysses" When you think about space missions , you probably think about all the neat pictures and stuff you see on the news and in magazines. You might even be awed by how far
 9.    
Cassini Now
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/today
Cassini Now Where is Cassini Now? These images show SIMULATED views of and from the Cassini spacecraft. The upper left view shows Cassini on its trajectory to Saturn, as well as its speed with respect to the Sun and the distance it has travelled si
 10.    
 Hohmann transfer orbit  
The Cassini Mission: Getting to Saturn
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Mission/traj.html
Getting there: how do you fly to Saturn? "Time is designed so that motion looks simple." John Wheeler Pretend you're one of the science investigators, a private eye that's found an important clue to the mystery of the universe. You've decided to
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Cassini Home Page: Mission Status
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/msnstatus
Cassini Home Page: Mission Status Mission Status Weekly Events Report Quarterly Status Reports Where is Cassini Now? Cassini-Huygens Quick Facts Cassini Mission Events for 2000 and 2001 Cassini Electronic Mailing List Mission Adjustments The Cassin
 
 12.    
 Pandora  
The Cassini Mission: Saturn Tour
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Mission/tour.html
The Cassini Mission: Saturn Tour The Saturn Tour "Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." Plato The Cassini mission is split into two major segments: Cruise and Tour. Cruise, as the name suggests, cover
 13.    
Cassini Mission False and True
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/MoreInfo/rtginfo/intro2true.htm
Cassini Mission False and True There are people who are making incorrect statements about NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn. Some of the statements are either misinterpretations or misrepresentations of NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) document
 14.    
A Scientific Critique of the Accident Risks from the Cassini Space Mission
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/mk9708so.htm
A Scientific Critique of the Accident Risks from the Cassini Space Mission by Dr. Michio Kaku
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 Cassini Mission  
Online NewsHour Forum: The Cassini Mission -- October 21, 1997
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/october97/cassini.html
Online NewsHour Forum: The Cassini Mission -- October 21, 1997 RISKS VS. RETURNS Is the Cassini Mission safe? October 21, 1997 Questions answered in this forum: What is the Cassini mission all about? What could cause an accident when Cassini swings
 16.    
 [The Cassini Launch]  
Cassini Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
http://www.ssd.rl.ac.uk/news/cassini
The Launch Find out the latest news on The Cassini Mission! CASSINI
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Cassini Mission to Saturn
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/cassini.html
Cassini Mission to Saturn An artist rendition of the Saturn orbit insertion burn by the Cassini spacecraft. Image courtesy of David Seal (JPL). Country: USA Mission: Saturn Orbiter Launch: October 6, 1997 Launch Vehicle: Titan IV Spacecra
 
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 Titan  
The Cassini Mission: Huygens Probe Mission
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Mission/probe.html
The Probe Mission "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges. Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!" Rudyard Kipling The Huygens probe, supplied by the European Space Agency , carries a well-equip
 19.    
 Phoebe  
The Cassini Mission: Nearing Saturn
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Mission/near.html
The Cassini Mission: Nearing Saturn Approaching Saturn "Fear no more the heat o' the sun Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy wordly task hast done, Home art gone and ta'en thy wages." Shakespeare During all of Cruise, the Cassini scientists ha
 20.    
Image of Huygens Probe   
The Cassini Mission to Saurn
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/MoreInfo/mission.html
NASA Fact Sheet: The Cassini Mission to Saturn February 1996 Saturn and its mysterious moon Titan are the primary destinations of the Cassini mission, a project under joint development by NASA , the European Space Agency , the Italian Space Agenc
 21.    
   
The Cassini Mission
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/cassinfs.htm
The Cassini Mission The Cassini Mission Courtesy of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Table of Contents Introduction Mission Profile Saturn Science The Rings Mysterious Moons Titan The Cassini Spacecraft Huygens Titan Probe Cassini Orbiter Experiments H
 22.    
Spacecraft Power for Cassini
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/MoreInfo/spacepwr.html
Spacecraft Power for Cassini February 1996 Cassini's electrical power source - Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) - have provided electrical power for some of the U.S. space program's greatest successes, including the Apollo lunar land
 23.    

 Flyby  
Environment News Service: The Cassini Space Mission: Hope or Hazard?
http://www.ens.lycos.com/ens/aug99/1999L-08-07g.html
On August 18, 1999, the Cassini space probe will pass about 725 miles above the surface of the Earth, traveling at a speed of over 36,000 miles per hour on its journey to the planet Saturn to study this ringed giant.

 24.    
Cassini to Saturn: The Mission
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/Kids/stories/mission.html
What Will Cassini Do at Saturn? After Cassini travels its winding way to Saturn, what then? How will it explore the huge expanse where Saturn and its 18 moons live? Saturn's moons are so many and so spread out that Cassini probably won't get to fly
 25.    
Cassini FAQ
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/MoreInfo/faq.html
Cassini FAQ Cassini FAQ Click on the question to discover the answer. You can also Ask A Question via email and it will be answered by a Cassini Project engineer. Where is the Cassini spacecraft headed? Why is it called Cassini? When will Cassin
 26.    http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/english/Cassini-Huygens
 27.    http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/english/pic/the spacecraft page
 28.    http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/ and
Cassini Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
http://www.ssd.rl.ac.uk/news/cassini
The Launch Find out the latest news on The Cassini Mission! CASSINI
Mission to Saturn and Titan
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ESA Huygens Probe to Titan, Saturn largest Moon, with JPL - NASA Cassini Orbiter
http://www.estec.esa.nl/spdwww/huygens/html/newmain.html
This is the European Space Agency's Huygens Project Page. It gives you the up-to-date status of the Probe during Launch Campaign.
 30.    
Cassini Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
http://www.ssd.rl.ac.uk/news/cassini/instruments
{Links to other sites} {Latest Mission Status Report} {E-mail specific mission personnel} Cassini Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan
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