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Galileo - What's New
(January - June 1996)
June 27, 1996
June 26, 1996
- Detailed descriptions of the Science Instruments
carried on the Galileo orbiter are now available.
June 25, 1996
June 24, 1996
June 22, 1996
June 21, 1996
June 20, 1996
- Take a guess at what Galileo will see when it images the surface of
Ganymede up close. Enter the Galileo Photo Contest.
June 13, 1996
June 10, 1996
June 5, 1996
June 4, 1996
May 23, 1996
May 21, 1996
May 19, 1996
May 15, 1996
May 9, 1996
May 8, 1996
May 3, 1996
May 2, 1996
- The latest issue of The Galileo Messenger
talks about arrival day, probe science results, the tape recorder,
and more.
May 1, 1996
April 22, 1996
April 18, 1996
April 15, 1996
April 8, 1996
April 4, 1996
April 1, 1996
March 18, 1996
March 14, 1996
March 12, 1996
March 8, 1996
March 4, 1996
March 1, 1996
February 29, 1996
February 27, 1996
- Here's the latest additions to the Frequently Asked Questions.
- I've heard a lot about how Galileo's flybys of Venus and Earth (twice) increased
the spacecraft's speed enough to allow it to get out to Jupiter. How much
faster did Galileo have to go to get to Jupiter (once it was deployed out of theshuttle), and how much of that speed increase came from all the planetary
flybys?<
- What is the Perijove Raise Maneuver?
- What qualifications would I need to work on the navigation and flight
dynamics team?
- What is the power of the radio signal transmitted from Galileo, and
what power does it have when it reaches the DSN antennas on earth?
- If Jupiter has no solid ground to land on and is only a mixture of hydrogen and
nitrogen, why doesn't it just drift apart?
- I'm an amateur astronomer, and I'd like to use my radio telescope to track
Galileo. What frequency should I be looking at?
- What's a gravity assist?
- What will Galileo do (or where will it go) after the two year mission is over?
Will its power run out at that point?
February 20, 1996
February 15, 1996
- On February 15, 1564, Galileo Galilei was born in Italy. Happy Birthday
Galileo!
February 8, 1996
February 6, 1996
February 1, 1996
January 29, 1996
January 27, 1996
- Galileo JOI Quick Look
A quick look at the actual times and performance of Galileo's Jupiter Orbit Insertion on
December 7, 1995.
January 26, 1996
January 25, 1996
January 24, 1996
January 23, 1996
-
Dr. Glenn Orton of the Galileo science team will discuss results
from the descent probe during a live chat on Microsoft Network
today, January 23, at 1 p.m. Pacific time. MSN subscribers may
use the directive "go space" to find the chat.
-
Probe
Press Conference Graphics and Probe Animation Stills
can now be found online.
January 17, 1996
January 16, 1996
January 15, 1996
- Frequently Asked Questions about Opening Galileo's High Gain Antenna
Everthing that you've wanted to know about trying to open the HGA, and haven't been
afraid to ask.
- We've setup a new email address for bug reports with the Galileo home page:
gllbug@jplpio.jpl.nasa.gov.
If you find any problems with the Galileo home page, such as a link is missing or a file won't load, then
please report it to this address.
If you have any comments or suggestions for improvement, we'd like to hear those as well!
January 11, 1996
- La Palma Images of Probe Entry Site (December 3-4, 1995)
These images of Jupiter taken just prior to the Galileo probe entry has helped
the scientists characterize the
cloud features where the probe had entered, and will provide more information
when correlated with the probe data measurements.
- People have inquired whether an animation will be created from the Jupiter Approach Images, and the answer is YES.
Stay tuned.
January 10, 1996
- Galileo Jupiter Approach Images
A sequence of 121 computer-generated images of Galileo approaching
Jupiter during Jupiter orbital insertion on December 7, 1995.
- Here's the latest additions to the Frequently Asked Questions.
What don't we know about Jupiter that is important to learn and which
Galileo will help provide an answer?
Do scientists known much about Jupiter or is there still a great deal of
mystery? If so, what?
What is unique about the Galileo mission?
How will learning about Jupiter help scientists understand Earth? The Solar
System?
What are the most fascinating aspects of Jupiter compared to other planets?
How would you describe what has been learned to-date about Jupiter compared
to what scientists hope to learn from the Galileo mission?
What can be learned by orbiting the gaseous planet that could not be gained
by the earlier flybys?
What new technology, if any, had to be developed for the spacecraft?
January 9, 1996
January 5, 1996
January 4, 1996
- The following Acrobat files have been added to the home page. If you need an Acrobat reader, click here.
- Educator's Slide Set Volume 1 (207K)
Twenty slides showing Galileo's launch, the most spectacular images
from flybys of the Earth, Moon, Venus, Asteroids Gaspra and Ida and
the Shoemaker-Levy/9 impacts, accompanied by descriptions, suggestions
on educational activities, and background material not found anywhere
else.
- Mission Overview (51K)
A timeline from 1995 to the end of the mission.
- Galileo Curriculum Module - Vol 1 (556K)
An educator's delight! A html version is available here.
January 3, 1996
- The following links about Galileo Galilei, the person, have been added to the Related Home Pages:
January 1, 1996
- Happy New Year! 1995 was a memorable year for Galileo with the orbiter in orbit around Jupiter and
a successful probe mission. We are looking forward to an even better year in 1996.
- There were over 4.7 million accesses to this home page and over 102 gigabytes
of data transferred last month, the most ever for a JPL home page. Again, we thank you for the
continued interest in the Galileo mission.
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