| NASA Center: |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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| Image # : |
p48313bc |
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| Date : |
10/31/1996
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Title
Cassini Saturn Probe Undergoes Preflight Testing
Full Description
The newly assembled Cassini Saturn probe undergoes vibration and thermal testing
at the JPL facilities in Pasadena, California.
Subjected to weeks of "shake and bake" tests that imitate the forces and extreme
temperatures the spacecraft will experience during launch and spaceflight.
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, (gold-mylar circular
object seen here mounted on the front of the spacecraft) 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 project is a joint endeavor of NASA, the European Space Agency and
the Italian Space Agency. JPL manages the program for NASA's Office of
Space Science, Washington, DC.
Keywords
Cassini Huygens Saturn JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Subject Category
Space Probes, Planet-Saturn,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
JPL
- Center Number:
p48313bc
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001982
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: digital
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