NASA Saturn mission prepares for 'ring-grazing orbits'
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 11:01
in Astronomy & Space
A thrilling ride is about to begin for NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Engineers have been pumping up the spacecraft's orbit around Saturn this year to increase its tilt with respect to the planet's equator and rings. And on Nov. 30, following a gravitational nudge from Saturn's moon Titan, Cassini will enter the first phase of the mission's dramatic endgame.