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| 1. | | | 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. | | | | 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. |  | | 4. | |  | | 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. |   | | 6. | | | | 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. | |  | | 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. | |  | | 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 | | | | 11. | | | 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. | |  | | 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. | | | | 15. | |  | | 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. | | | | 17. | |  | | 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 | | | | 18. | |  | | 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. | |  | | 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. | | | | 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 |  | | |
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