Cassini spacecraft. Cassini,a spacecraft designed to explore Saturn,during tests in a space simula- tor. Cassini has been placed in a vacuum chamber whilst the heating effect of the Sun is simulated using light from powerful lamps. The gold-coloured insulating blanket wrapped around Cassini is made of an amber-coloured material on top of a reflect- ive aluminium-coated fabric. Cassini will orbit Saturn for 4 years,& will study the planet,its rings,& its moons; it will also release the Huy- gens probe (not seen here). Photographed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,USA,during January 1997. Cassini will be launched in October 1997 and is expected to reach Saturn in July 2004 | |
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