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Cassini End of Mission
Cassini program manager at JPL, Earl Maize, left, and spacecraft operations team manager for the Cassini…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Its Historic Exploration of Saturn
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as…
From Silicon Valley to Saturn, Cassini’s Grand Finale is Only a Beginning
On September 15, a month before the twentieth anniversary of its launch on October 15, 1997,…
Minnesota Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on International Space Station
Less than a week after arriving on the International Space Station, Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Mark…
Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn
On 15 September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn, ending its mission with a bang.…
Tears for Cassini: why it’s OK to well up over a lump of metal
Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe…
Tears for Cassini: why it’s OK to well up over a lump of metal
Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe…
Orion Parachutes Measure Up in High Pressure Test
Orion’s three main orange and white parachutes help a representative model of the spacecraft descend through…
Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it…