Galileo Gets One Last Frequent-Flyer Upgrade

Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 03:04 in Astronomy & Space

The resilient Galileo spacecraft doesn't know when to call it quits. So, NASA has outlined the details of one last mission extension, which includes five more flybys of the Jovian moons before a final plunge into the crushing pressure of the giant planet's atmosphere.

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