Friday, August 05, 2011

Juno to Jupiter

ULA launched the Juno probe from Earth to Jupiter today after some minor gremlins.



This will begin a new phase of science and research into the planets and the formation of the solar system.

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They're calling this the "first solar powered probe." I guess that means there's no traditional rocket motor on board the probe.

1 comment:

SharminC said...

I am very excited about this mission. Also looking very much forward to the Curiosity mission to Mars! We'll get to learn new things, how cool is that!