What's New (July 11, 1995)
- A fact sheet detailing Galileo's New Telecommunications Strategy tells you everything you ever wanted to know about how Galileo willfulfill its mission without use of the High Gain Antenna.
What's New (July 10, 1995)
- New additions to the FAQ: Why does Galileo store imaging data on the data recorder, and how much data can the recorder hold? How high will the data rate get, and how is it affected by the distance between the Earth and Jupiter? Why does Galileo's speed change? What limits the spacecraft's lifetime?
What's New (July 5, 1995)
- When is the next engine maintenance scheduled? When is the first encounter with Ganymede? All of these details and more can be found in the (technical) Mission Plan Timeline.
What's New (May 25, 1995)
- The May 1995 Messenger is now online
- New artwork! Here's the Orbiter passing over the Probe as it streaks into Jupiter's atmosphere.
What's New (May 18, 1995)
- Deep Space Network Pictures: ET could "phone home" relatively easily compared to what's needed for Galileo to talk to Mission Control. Here are pictures of the giant radio antennas used to communicate with the spacecraft.
What's New (May 3, 1995)
- New additions to the FAQ: Will the Probe be able to see Jupiter's surface? How does the spacecraft orient itself, and how does its software work? Why isn't the Orbiter going to take a picture of the Probe moving away, and what happens to spacecraft communications when the Earth and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the Sun?
What's New (April 7, 1995)
- When is the closest flyby of a satellite in each of Galileo's orbits around Jupiter? How near to the surface does the spacecraft fly? What are the scientific objectives for each orbit? See Highlights of the Orbital Tour for details.
What's New (March 30, 1995)
- Look at the spacecraft's flight path to Jupiter, the Probe descent mission layout, Galileo's tour among Jupiter's moons, and more, in the Navigation and Trajectory Figures section.
What's New (March 22, 1995)
- Articles on the spacecraft mission, scientific instruments, engineering, and more can be found in the Galileo Messenger Highlight Articles archive.
- A press release today announces that tests show that the Galileo Probe is set for its flight to Jupiter.
What's New (March 16, 1995)
- Find
out about why we have a camera on board the spacecraft,
and the Probe's
timer, in the new additions
to the Galileo FAQ
- The
Trajectory
Status now gives
distances in astronomical units or Jupiter radii,
light minutes
and light seconds. Plus, there's a count-down clock to
the
upcoming Io encounter.
What's New (February 8, 1995)
- The
December 1994
Galileo Messenger is now on-line
- Need a sense of scale? Look
at these spacecraft
photos
- Where's the
magnetometer located?
This line drawing of the
spacecraft with callouts
will help.
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