The mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the orbiter was designed and assembled. Cassini-Huygens's origins date to 1982, when the European Science Foundation and the American National Academy of Sciences formed a working group to investigate future cooperative missions. It was launched on 1997-10-15 08:43:00 UTC
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The Cassini High-gain antenna was the contribution of the European Space Agency (ESA). It was an integral part of the Cassini spacecraft mission to study Saturn and its moons, providing communication with Earth during the mission.
The Cassini spacecraft is named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini, an Italian-French astronomer who discovered four of Saturn's moons and the large gap in its rings now known as the Cassini Division.
Cassini is still active but Huygens is not.
The Cassini Division is a large gap between the A and B rings of Saturn. It was discovered by Giovanni Cassini in the 17th century. The Cassini Division is largely free of ring particles due to gravitational interactions with Saturn's moon, Mimas.
The Cassini mission was a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The costs were shared among these agencies according to their contributions to the mission.
The Cassini High-gain antenna was the contribution of the European Space Agency (ESA). It was an integral part of the Cassini spacecraft mission to study Saturn and its moons, providing communication with Earth during the mission.
Oleg Cassini's birth name is Oleg Cassini Loiewski.
Cecilia Cassini is from Encino, California.
The Cassini spacecraft is named after Giovanni Domenico Cassini, an Italian-French astronomer who discovered four of Saturn's moons and the large gap in its rings now known as the Cassini Division.
Martin Cassini was born in 1947.
Cassini's Division was created in 2001.
Henri Cassini died in 1832.
Henri Cassini was born in 1781.
Frank Cassini is 5' 10".
John Cassini is 5' 9".
Cassini is still active but Huygens is not.
The Cassini Code has 272 pages.