NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno changes its orbit
Submit on Friday, August 31st, 2012 22:59
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver. This first firing of Juno’s main engine is one of two planned to refine the spacecraft’s trajectory, setting the stage for a gravity assist from a flyby of Earth on 9 October 2013. Juno will arrive at Jupiter on 4 July 2016.Other Posts:Two more companies apply for Euro S-band spectrumBoeing, Northrop Grumman Perform Orbital Express DemonstrationsU.S. military plans conjunction analysis for all manoeuvrable satellitesAnalyst Predicts ‘Tough Quarter’ for BSkyBMultiChoice SA Chooses OpenTVAll You Want to Know About ISP, Radio, and Satellite TV BroadcastingDebris found in ISS rotary jointBall Aerospace completes STPSat-2 pre-shipment review
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