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Galileo Jupiter Atmospheric Entry Probe Spacecraft "Mission to Jupiter" 1989 NASA JPL
more at scitech.quickfound.net "This video contains Galileo probe animation, mission diagrams, and testing and manufacturing footage." Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. en.wikipedia.org Galileo was an unmanned NASA spacecraft which studied the planet Jupiter and its moons. Named after the Renaissance astronomer Galileo Galilei, it was launched on October 18, 1989, by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-34 mission. Galileo arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, via gravitational assist flybys of Venus and Earth, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter... Galileo #39;s 339-kilogram (750 lb) atmospheric probe, built by Hughes Aircraft Company at its El Segundo, California plant, measured about 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) across. Inside the probe #39;s heat shield, the scientific instruments were protected from extreme heat and pressure during its high-speed journey into the Jovian atmosphere, travelling at 47.8 kilometres (29.7 mi) per second. The probe was released from the main spacecraft in July 1995, five months before reaching Jupiter, and entered Jupiter #39;s atmosphere with no braking beforehand. The probe was slowed from its arrival speed of about 47 kilometers per second to subsonic speed in less than two minutes. This was by far the most difficult atmospheric entry ever attempted; the probe had to withstand 230 g and the probe #39;s 152 kg heat shield, making up almost ...From:webdev17Views:10 2ratingsTime:08:05More inScience Technology

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