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NASA’s Cassini spacecraft ends 20-year-long epic journey
September 16 , 2017
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- After 20 years in space, NASA’s famed Cassini spacecraft made its final death plunge into Saturn on September 15.
- The spacecraft has sent 4.5 lakh photographs and millions of data to the Earth in nearly 20 years of its research.
- The Cassini–Huygens, commonly called Cassini mission was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. Cassini was launched on October 15, 1997
- Operators deliberately made Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, dive into the gas giant to ensure that the planet’s moons remain pristine for future exploration.
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