Cassini spacecraft makes closest contact with Jupiter

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: December 31, 2000| Author: PAUL CHAVEZ | Copyright information

Cassini spacecraft makes closest contact with Jupiter

NASA ship to team up with Galileo to make dual observations of planet

By PAUL CHAVEZ

Associated Press

Sunday, December 31, 2000

Pasadena, Calif. -- NASA's $3.4 billion Cassini spacecraft passed Jupiter at the closest point of its trip Saturday, using gravity from the solar system's largest planet to swing it toward Saturn.

While passing Jupiter over the next few months, Cassini will team up with the...

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