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Juno Listens to Jupiter Auroras Sing

Juno Listens to Jupiter Auroras Sing

During its close flyby of Jupiter on August 27, 2016, the Waves instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft received radio signals associated with the giant planet's very intense auroras. This video displays these ra... More

Navaho in flight, 1957. Navaho is a surface-to-surface missile developed by North American Aviation under the U.S. Air Force Navaho Program. The Navaho engine was an improvement of the V-2 engine. Though program began in March 1946 and was cancelled in July 1957, the research to develop the Navaho engine contributed to the development of the Redstone, Jupiter, Thor, and ATLAS engines. n/a

Navaho in flight, 1957. Navaho is a surface-to-surface missile develop...

Navaho in flight, 1957. Navaho is a surface-to-surface missile developed by North American Aviation under the U.S. Air Force Navaho Program. The Navaho engine was an improvement of the V-2 engine. Though progra... More

Jupiter Missile on test stand. NASA public domain image colelction.

Jupiter Missile on test stand. NASA public domain image colelction.

Installation of a Jupiter Missile in ABMA (Army Ballistic Missile Agency) West Test Stand, Jan. 16, 1957. Jupiter was a 1500-mile range missile

NASA Jupiter Missile, Army ballistic missile agency

NASA Jupiter Missile, Army ballistic missile agency

Installation of a Jupiter missile in ABMA (Army Ballistic Missile Agency) West Test Stand, Jan. 16, 1957. Jupiter was a 1500-mile range missile

NASA Wernher von Braun, Army ballistic missile agency

NASA Wernher von Braun, Army ballistic missile agency

In this photo, (left to right) Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Missile Firing Laboratory Chief Dr. Kurt Debus, Director of the ABMA Development Operations Division, Dr. von Braun and an unidentified indivi... More

Jupiter, AM-18, for pre-flight test - Early Rockets

Jupiter, AM-18, for pre-flight test - Early Rockets

The capsule ready to be installed in the nose cone of Jupiter, AM-18, for pre-flight test, May 18, 1959. The capsule carried monkeys, Baker and Able, as the payload of AM-18 mission

South American squirrel monkey Able

South American squirrel monkey Able

On May 28, 1959, a Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile provided by a U.S. Army team in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, launched a nose cone carrying Baker, A South American squirrel monkey and Able, An Amer... More

Jupiter (AM-18) - Early Rockets

Jupiter (AM-18) - Early Rockets

Jupiter (AM-18), suborbital primate flight with Able and Baker as its payload, being ready for launch, May 28, 1959

Monkey Baker, payload of Jupiter (AM-18)

Monkey Baker, payload of Jupiter (AM-18)

Monkey Baker, payload of Jupiter (AM-18), poses on a model of the Jupiter vehicle, May 29, 1959

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Hyster forklift moves NASA's Juno spacecraft into Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. to begin final testing and preparations for launch. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2818

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Hyster forklift moves NASA's Juno spacecraft...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Hyster forklift moves NASA's Juno spacecraft into Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. to begin final testing and preparations for launch. The solar-power... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a version of space shuttle Atlantis' orbiter tribute, or OV-104, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the lower-left corner, it features Atlantis soaring above Earth and threaded through the design are the mission patches for each of Atlantis’ flights. Atlantis' accomplishments include seven missions to the Russian space station Mir and several assembly, construction and resupply missions to the International Space Station. Atlantis also flew the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission on STS-125. In the tribute, the planet Venus represents the Magellan probe being deployed during STS-30, and Jupiter represents the Galileo probe being deployed during STS-34. The inset photos illustrate various aspects of shuttle processing as well as significant achievements, such as the glass cockpit and the first shuttle docking with Mir during STS-71. The inset photo in the upper-left corner shows a rainbow over Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A and shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy. Endeavour was the assigned vehicle had Atlantis’ STS-125 mission needed rescue, and this was the last time both launch pads were occupied at the same time. The stars in the background represent the many people who have worked with Atlantis and their contributions to the vehicle’s success. Graphic design credit: NASA/Amy Lombardo. NASA publication number: SP-2010-08-161-KSC KSC-2010-4450A

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a version of space shuttle Atlantis' o...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This is a version of space shuttle Atlantis' orbiter tribute, or OV-104, which hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the lower... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. install thermal insulation on NASA's Juno magnetometer boom. The boom structure is attached to Juno's solar array #1 that will help power the NASA spacecraft on its mission to Jupiter. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2821

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processin...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. install thermal insulation on NASA's Juno magnetometer boom. The boom structure is attached to Juno's solar a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lockheed-Martin technicians at Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. remove the protective wrapping from NASA's Juno spacecraft to begin final testing and preparations for launch. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. Juno is scheduled to launch aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller It will splash down into the Atlantic Ocean where the ship and its crew will recover it and tow it back through Port Canaveral for refurbishing for another launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. Photo credit: USA/Jeff Suter KSC-2011-2829

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lockheed-Martin technicians at Astrotech's pay...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Lockheed-Martin technicians at Astrotech's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. remove the protective wrapping from NASA's Juno spacecraft to begin final testing and preparati... More

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, the existing stands were remodeled and a sizable new test area was developed. The new comprehensive test complex for propulsion and structural dynamics was unique within the nation and the free world, and they remain so today because they were constructed with foresight to meet the future as well as on going needs. Construction of the S-IC Static test stand complex began in 1961 in the west test area of MSFC, and was completed in 1964. The S-IC static test stand was designed to develop and test the 138-ft long and 33-ft diameter Saturn V S-IC first stage, or booster stage, weighing in at 280,000 pounds. Required to hold down the brute force of a 7,500,000-pound thrust produced by 5 F-1 engines, the S-IC static test stand was designed and constructed with the strength of hundreds of tons of steel and 12,000,000 pounds of cement, planted down to bedrock 40 feet below ground level. The foundation walls, constructed with concrete and steel, are 4 feet thick. The base structure consists of four towers with 40-foot-thick walls extending upward 144 feet above ground level. The structure was topped by a crane with a 135-foot boom. With the boom in the upright position, the stand was given an overall height of 405 feet, placing it among the highest structures in Alabama at the time. Construction of the S-IC test stand came to a halt at the end of September as the determination was made that the Saturn booster size had to be increased. As a result, the stand had to be modified. With construction delayed, and pumps turned off, this photo, taken December 11, 1961, shows the abandoned site with floods above the 18 ft mark. The flooding was caused by the disturbance of a natural spring months prior during the excavation of the site. n/a

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the...

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, th... More

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, the existing stands were remodeled and a sizable new test area was developed. The new comprehensive test complex for propulsion and structural dynamics was unique within the nation and the free world, and they remain so today because they were constructed with foresight to meet the future as well as on going needs. Construction of the S-IC Static test stand complex began in 1961 in the west test area of MSFC, and was completed in 1964. The S-IC static test stand was designed to develop and test the 138-ft long and 33-ft diameter Saturn V S-IC first stage, or booster stage, weighing in at 280,000 pounds. Required to hold down the brute force of a 7,500,000-pound thrust produced by 5 F-1 engines, the S-IC static test stand was designed and constructed with the strength of hundreds of tons of steel and 12,000,000 pounds of cement, planted down to bedrock 40 feet below ground level. The foundation walls, constructed with concrete and steel, are 4 feet thick. The base structure consists of four towers with 40-foot-thick walls extending upward 144 feet above ground level. The structure was topped by a crane with a 135-foot boom. With the boom in the upright position, the stand was given an overall height of 405 feet, placing it among the highest structures in Alabama at the time. In addition to the S-IC test stand, related facilities were built during this time. Built to the north of the massive S-IC test stand, was the F-1 Engine test stand. The F-1 test stand, a vertical engine firing test stand, 239 feet in elevation and 4,600 square feet in area at the base, was designed to assist in the development of the F-1 Engine. Capability was provided for static firing of 1.5 million pounds of thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene. Like the S-IC stand, the foundation of the F-1 stand is keyed into the bedrock approximately 40 feet below grade. This photo, taken October 26, 1962, depicts the excavation process of the single engine F-1 stand. n/a

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the...

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, th... More

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, the existing stands were remodeled and a sizable new test area was developed. The new comprehensive test complex for propulsion and structural dynamics was unique within the nation and the free world, and they remain so today because they were constructed with foresight to meet the future as well as on going needs. Construction of the S-IC Static test stand complex began in 1961 in the west test area of MSFC, and was completed in 1964. The S-IC static test stand was designed to develop and test the 138-ft long and 33-ft diameter Saturn V S-IC first stage, or booster stage, weighing in at 280,000 pounds. Required to hold down the brute force of a 7,500,000-pound thrust produced by 5 F-1 engines, the S-IC static test stand was designed and constructed with the strength of hundreds of tons of steel and 12,000,000 pounds of cement, planted down to bedrock 40 feet below ground level. The foundation walls, constructed with concrete and steel, are 4 feet thick. The base structure consists of four towers with 40-foot-thick walls extending upward 144 feet above ground level. The structure was topped by a crane with a 135-foot boom. With the boom in the upright position, the stand was given an overall height of 405 feet, placing it among the highest structures in Alabama at the time. In addition to the S-IC test stand, related facilities were built during this time. Built to the north of the massive S-IC test stand, was the F-1 Engine test stand. The F-1 test stand, a vertical engine firing test stand, 239 feet in elevation and 4,600 square feet in area at the base, was designed to assist in the development of the F-1 Engine. Capability was provided for static firing of 1.5 million pounds of thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene. Like the S-IC stand, the foundation of the F-1 stand is keyed into the bedrock approximately 40 feet below grade. This photo, taken November 15, 1962, depicts the excavation process of the single engine F-1 stand site. n/a

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the...

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, th... More

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, the existing stands were remodeled and a sizable new test area was developed. The new comprehensive test complex for propulsion and structural dynamics was unique within the nation and the free world, and they remain so today because they were constructed with foresight to meet the future as well as on going needs. Construction of the S-IC Static test stand complex began in 1961 in the west test area of MSFC, and was completed in 1964. The S-IC static test stand was designed to develop and test the 138-ft long and 33-ft diameter Saturn V S-IC first stage, or booster stage, weighing in at 280,000 pounds. Required to hold down the brute force of a 7,500,000-pound thrust produced by 5 F-1 engines, the S-IC static test stand was designed and constructed with the strength of hundreds of tons of steel and 12,000,000 pounds of cement, planted down to bedrock 40 feet below ground level. The foundation walls, constructed with concrete and steel, are 4 feet thick. The base structure consists of four towers with 40-foot-thick walls extending upward 144 feet above ground level. The structure was topped by a crane with a 135-foot boom. With the boom in the upright position, the stand was given an overall height of 405 feet, placing it among the highest structures in Alabama at the time. In addition to the stand itself, related facilities were constructed during this time. Built directly east of the test stand was the Block House, which served as the control center for the test stand. The two were connected by a narrow access tunnel which housed the cables for the controls. The F-1 Engine test stand was built north of the massive S-IC test stand. The F-1 test stand is a vertical engine firing test stand, 239 feet in elevation and 4,600 square feet in area at the base, and was designed to assist in the development of the F-1 Engine. Capability is provided for static firing of 1.5 million pounds of thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene. Like the S-IC stand, the foundation of the F-1 stand is keyed into the bedrock approximately 40 feet below grade. This aerial photograph, taken January 15, 1963 gives an overall view of the construction progress of the newly developed test complex. The large white building located in the center is the Block House. Just below and to the right of it is the S-IC test stand. The large hole to the left of the S-IC stand is the F-1 test stand site. n/a

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the...

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, th... More

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, the existing stands were remodeled and a sizable new test area was developed. The new comprehensive test complex for propulsion and structural dynamics was unique within the nation and the free world, and they remain so today because they were constructed with foresight to meet the future as well as on going needs. Construction of the S-IC Static test stand complex began in 1961 in the west test area of MSFC, and was completed in 1964. The S-IC static test stand was designed to develop and test the 138-ft long and 33-ft diameter Saturn V S-IC first stage, or booster stage, weighing in at 280,000 pounds. Required to hold down the brute force of a 7,500,000-pound thrust produced by 5 F-1 engines, the S-IC static test stand was designed and constructed with the strength of hundreds of tons of steel and 12,000,000 pounds of cement, planted down to bedrock 40 feet below ground level. The foundation walls, constructed with concrete and steel, are 4 feet thick. The base structure consists of four towers with 40-foot-thick walls extending upward 144 feet above ground level. The structure was topped by a crane with a 135-foot boom. With the boom in the upright position, the stand was given an overall height of 405 feet, placing it among the highest structures in Alabama at the time. In addition to the stand itself, related facilities were constructed during this time. Built directly east of the test stand was the Block House, which served as the control center for the test stand. The two were connected by a narrow access tunnel which housed the cables for the controls. The F-1 Engine test stand was built north of the massive S-IC test stand. The F-1 test stand is a vertical engine firing test stand, 239 feet in elevation and 4,600 square feet in area at the base, and was designed to assist in the development of the F-1 Engine. Capability is provided for static firing of 1.5 million pounds of thrust using liquid oxygen and kerosene. Like the S-IC stand, the foundation of the F-1 stand is keyed into the bedrock approximately 40 feet below grade. This aerial photograph, taken January 15, 1963, gives a close overall view of the newly developed test complex. Depicted in the forefront center is the S-IC test stand with towers prominent, the Block House is seen in the center just above the S-IC test stand, and the large hole to the left, located midway between the two is the F-1 test stand site. n/a

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the...

At its founding, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) inherited the Army’s Jupiter and Redstone test stands, but much larger facilities were needed for the giant stages of the Saturn V. From 1960 to 1964, th... More

Cresent Europa, NASA / JPL Europa Image

Cresent Europa, NASA / JPL Europa Image

(September 12, 1996) This mosaic of Europa, the smallest Galilean satellite, was taken by Voyager 2. This face of Europa is centered at about the 300 degree meridian. The bright areas are probably ice deposits,... More

Pioneer 10 Trajectory. NASA public domain image colelction.

Pioneer 10 Trajectory. NASA public domain image colelction.

This image, drawn in 1970, is an artist's rendering of the Pioneer 10 spacecraft trajectory, with the planets labeled and a list of the instruments that were intended to be flown. Before the use of computer ani... More

Artwork Pioneer F/G spacecraft artwork, Jupiter probe ARC-1970-AC70-1033

Artwork Pioneer F/G spacecraft artwork, Jupiter probe ARC-1970-AC70-10...

Artwork Pioneer F/G spacecraft artwork, Jupiter probe Public domain photograph of NASA satellite, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a spacecraft, sp... More

Pioneer F/G spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter artwork ARC-1971-AC70-1034

Pioneer F/G spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter artwork ARC-1971-AC70-1...

Pioneer F/G spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter artwork Public domain photograph of NASA satellite, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Testing Pioneer F Spacecraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

Testing Pioneer F Spacecraft. NASA public domain image colelction.

(January 25, 1972) Technicians prepare Pioneer F spacecraft for testing in the Space Simulation Chamber at TRW Systems, Redondo Beach, California. The chamber subjects the spacecraft to the heat, cold, vacuum a... More

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer F spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter ARC-1972-AC72-1281

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer F spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter ARC-...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer F spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter Public domain photograph of NASA satellite, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a sp... More

Artwork Pioneer 10 mission artwork depicts Jupiter and it's moons (Used in NASA SP-349) ARC-1972-AC72-1350

Artwork Pioneer 10 mission artwork depicts Jupiter and it's moons (Us...

Artwork Pioneer 10 mission artwork depicts Jupiter and it's moons (Used in NASA SP-349)

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349) ARC-1969-AC72-1352

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter a...

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349)

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349) ARC-1969-AC72-1351

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown above Jupiter's su...

Date: Dec. 1972 Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349)

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mated with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter ARC-1972-AC72-2140

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mat...

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mated with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mated with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter ARC-1972-AC72-2139

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mat...

A pre launch view of Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and mated with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter

Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and moving to pad at Cape Kennedy for matting with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter ARC-1972-AC72-2138

Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and moving to pad at Cape Ke...

Pioneer-10 (or F) spacecraft encapsulated and moving to pad at Cape Kennedy for matting with a Atlas-Centaura launch vehicle in preparation for mission to Jupiter

Launch of Pioneer 10 to Jupiter occured at 8:49 p.m. EST March 2, 1972 ARC-1972-AC72-2142

Launch of Pioneer 10 to Jupiter occured at 8:49 p.m. EST March 2, 197...

Launch of Pioneer 10 to Jupiter occured at 8:49 p.m. EST March 2, 1972

Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349) ARC-1972-AC72-1354

Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter above Jupiter's s...

Pioneer 10 Artwork Spacecraft shown during encounter above Jupiter's surface (used in NASA SP-349)

Skylab. NASA Skylab space station

Skylab. NASA Skylab space station

This chart describes the Skylab student experiment X-Rays from Jupiter, proposed by Jearne Leventhal of Berkeley, California. This experiment was an investigation to detect x-rays from the planet Jupiter and de... More

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the Pioneer G spacecraft awaits the installation of its protective payload fairing. The interplanetary space probe is scheduled for launch atop an Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy April 5, 1973. Pioneer G's nearly two-year mission will take it on an investigation of the asteroid belt, then on to Jupiter, largest planet in our solar system. NASA's launch teams from the Kennedy Space Center will direct final testing and the launch itself. The mission is a project of the Ames Research Center. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-73P-0116

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Sta...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- In the AO Building at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, the Pioneer G spacecraft awaits the installation of its protective payload fairing. The interplanetary space probe is sched... More

Composite Pioneer 10 imagery Excitement rose as the PICS displayed images of Jupiter of ever-increasing size as Pioneer 10 plunged at high speed toward its closest approach to the planet. The most dramatic moment was perhaps after closest approach and after the spacecraft has been hidden behind Jupiter. PICS (Pioneer Image Converter System) began to show a few spots on the screens, which gradually built up into a very distorted crescent-shaped Jupiter. 'Sunrise on Jupiter,' exclaimed an experimenter excitedly. 'We've made it safely through periapsis.' Subsequent PICS images were of a crescent Jupiter gradually decreasing in size as the spacecraft sped away out of the Jovian system. Note: used in NASA SP-349 'Pioneer Odyssey - Encounter with a Giant' fig. 5-15 and SP-446 ' Pioneer - First to Jupiter, Saturn, and Beyond' fig. 5-16. ARC-1973-AC73-9341

Composite Pioneer 10 imagery Excitement rose as the PICS displayed ima...

Composite Pioneer 10 imagery Excitement rose as the PICS displayed images of Jupiter of ever-increasing size as Pioneer 10 plunged at high speed toward its closest approach to the planet. The most dramatic mome... More

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) ARC-1973-AC73-4247-3

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) ARC-1973-A...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-6

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-6

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-2

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-2

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-5

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter ARC-1973-AC73-4247-5

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) ARC-1973-AC73-4247-4

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) ARC-1973-A...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped)

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) Mission art ARC-1973-AC73-4247-1

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) Mission ar...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer (10) passing Jupiter (cropped) Mission art Public domain photograph - night sky, astronomy, universe, space, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer Jupiter encounters Artwork: The gravity of Jupiter (or of Saturn), coupled with its orbital motion, can be used in a slingshot technique to speed spacecraft to the outer planets. (S.P. fig. no. 1-21). ARC-1973-AC73-9345

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer Jupiter encounters Artwork: The gravity o...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer Jupiter encounters Artwork: The gravity of Jupiter (or of Saturn), coupled with its orbital motion, can be used in a slingshot technique to speed spacecraft to the outer planets. (S... More

Pioneer 10 Mission to Jupiter; Press conference and tour of Mission Control for VIP visitors with Dr. Werner Von Braun on left (in trench coat) Dr Richard Fimmel, Ames, center (with album) and Dr Fletcher, NASA Administrator to his right. ARC-1973-A73-9045-139

Pioneer 10 Mission to Jupiter; Press conference and tour of Mission Co...

Pioneer 10 Mission to Jupiter; Press conference and tour of Mission Control for VIP visitors with Dr. Werner Von Braun on left (in trench coat) Dr Richard Fimmel, Ames, center (with album) and Dr Fletcher, NASA... More

Pioneer 10; Mission to Jupiter Project Manager Charlie Hall (center) leads the Pioneer staff through his efficient (and infamous) stand-up meeting (also shown (L-foreground) Skip Nunamaker and (R-foreground) Richard Fimmel ARC-1973-A73-9044-2

Pioneer 10; Mission to Jupiter Project Manager Charlie Hall (center) l...

Pioneer 10; Mission to Jupiter Project Manager Charlie Hall (center) leads the Pioneer staff through his efficient (and infamous) stand-up meeting (also shown (L-foreground) Skip Nunamaker and (R-foreground) R... More

Dr G Munch and Dr D.l. Judge sit on Press Panel during the Pioneer 10 Mission to Jupiter live from Ames Research Center ARC-1973-A73-9045-2

Dr G Munch and Dr D.l. Judge sit on Press Panel during the Pioneer 10 ...

Dr G Munch and Dr D.l. Judge sit on Press Panel during the Pioneer 10 Mission to Jupiter live from Ames Research Center

Photograph by Pioneer 10 Jupiter at a range of 2584000km (ref: image number sequence A-51 (before) during the 4 days on either side of closest approach) moon seen on upper right on image. ARC-1973-AC73-9253

Photograph by Pioneer 10 Jupiter at a range of 2584000km (ref: image...

Photograph by Pioneer 10 Jupiter at a range of 2584000km (ref: image number sequence A-51 (before) during the 4 days on either side of closest approach) moon seen on upper right on image.

Photograph take Pioneer 10 spacecraft managed by the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California Jupiter's Red Spot and a showdow of the Moon, Io are seen in this image taken at a range of 2527063km. This photo has been enhanced from the raw data received from the spacecraft. ARC-1973-AC73-9175

Photograph take Pioneer 10 spacecraft managed by the NASA Ames Researc...

Photograph take Pioneer 10 spacecraft managed by the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California Jupiter's Red Spot and a showdow of the Moon, Io are seen in this image taken at a range of 2527063km. ... More

Pioneer-10 encounter photos from T.V. monitors (Partially processed image of make of Jupiter using data from University of Arizona) Half moon of Juipter at midtime, range from 354250 km (Fig. 6.6 in NASA sP-349 Pioneer Odyssey - Enounter with a Giant. Eurpoa was to far away for Pioneer to obtain a detailed image. ARC-1973-AC73-9278

Pioneer-10 encounter photos from T.V. monitors (Partially processed im...

Pioneer-10 encounter photos from T.V. monitors (Partially processed image of make of Jupiter using data from University of Arizona) Half moon of Juipter at midtime, range from 354250 km (Fig. 6.6 in NASA sP-34... More

Jupiter and Its Great Red Spot. NASA public domain image colelction.

Jupiter and Its Great Red Spot. NASA public domain image colelction.

Description (December 1, 1974) This view of Jupiter shows the giant planet's cloud tops taken by the Pioneer 10 spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter. This view was taken from 2,695,000 kilometers (1,842,451 miles... More

Artwork for the U. S. Postage Stamp released in commemoration of the Pioneer 10 to Jupiter Mission released February 28, 1975 in a ceremony at Ames Research Center ARC-1974-AC74-9009

Artwork for the U. S. Postage Stamp released in commemoration of the P...

Artwork for the U. S. Postage Stamp released in commemoration of the Pioneer 10 to Jupiter Mission released February 28, 1975 in a ceremony at Ames Research Center

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteriod Belt: If spacecraft are to visit the outer Solar System, they must cross the asteroid belt between Mars and Jpiter. The Pioneer mission was faced with the question of just how dangerous this astroid belt would be to a spacecraft passing throught it. Note: used in NASA SP-349 'Pioneer Odyssey - Encounter with a Giant' fig. 1-24 and SP-446 ' Pioneer - First to Jupiter, Saturn, and Beyond' fig 1-24 ARC-1974-AC73-9344

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteriod Belt: If spacecra...

Artist: Rick Guidice Pioneer 10 Crosses the Asteriod Belt: If spacecraft are to visit the outer Solar System, they must cross the asteroid belt between Mars and Jpiter. The Pioneer mission was faced with the qu... More

Dr James Van Allen (L) and Dr E. J. Smith (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter ARC-1974-AC74-9036-60

Dr James Van Allen (L) and Dr E. J. Smith (R) during press conference ...

Dr James Van Allen (L) and Dr E. J. Smith (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter

Dr. E. J. Smith (L) Dr. James Van Allen (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter ARC-1974-AC74-9036-236

Dr. E. J. Smith (L) Dr. James Van Allen (R) during press conference fo...

Dr. E. J. Smith (L) Dr. James Van Allen (R) during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter ARC-1974-AC74-9036-61

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during...

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter ARC-1974-AC74-9036-62

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during...

Dr E. J.Smith, John Wolf (Ames) and Charles Hall (Ames) confer during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter

Dr. James Pollack (Ames) and Dr Tom Gehrels during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter ARC-1974-AC74-9036-28

Dr. James Pollack (Ames) and Dr Tom Gehrels during press conference fo...

Dr. James Pollack (Ames) and Dr Tom Gehrels during press conference for Pioneer 11 Jupiter encounter

Pioneer 11 Mission to Jupiter: encounter briefing with (L-R) Dr. E. J. Smith, Dr J. A. Van Allen, and Dr D. L. Judge ARC-1974-AC74-9032-234

Pioneer 11 Mission to Jupiter: encounter briefing with (L-R) Dr. E. J....

Pioneer 11 Mission to Jupiter: encounter briefing with (L-R) Dr. E. J. Smith, Dr J. A. Van Allen, and Dr D. L. Judge

Voyager 2 Launch, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Voyager 2 Launch, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(August 20, 1977) Voyager 2 was launched August 20, 1977, sixteen days before Voyager 1 aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket. Their different flight trajectories caused Voyager 2 to arrive at Jupiter four months later... More

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the spacecraft's path on it's journey to Saturn as it passed above the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and around Jupiter. ARC-1977-A77-0849

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the space...

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the spacecraft's path on it's journey to Saturn as it passed above the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and around Jupiter.

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the spacecraft's path on it's journey to Saturn as it passed above the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and around Jupiter. ARC-1977-AC77-0849

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the space...

Artist: unknown (JPL) Saturn Voyager Mission Artwork depicts the spacecraft's path on it's journey to Saturn as it passed above the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and around Jupiter.

Voyager Saturn Mission Artwork (Mariner - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus) show slingshot technique ARC-1977-A77-0851

Voyager Saturn Mission Artwork (Mariner - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus) ...

Voyager Saturn Mission Artwork (Mariner - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus) show slingshot technique

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - As a memento of the highly successful Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter, this collection of photographs represents a sampling of those taken at Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974. The captions for these photographs are meant to suggest the lighter side of the intense activities that took place during these periods. I would like to express my gratitude to all participants in the Pioneer 10/11 program for their teamwork in accomplishing the scientific and technical objectives of the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter. (signed) Charles F. Hall - Manager, Pioneer Project Charles F. Hall ' Pioneers 10 and 11 not only made schedule, but they got 51,326.149 miles per gallon and met EPA environment pollution limits.' ARC-1978-A78-0077-4

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, ...

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - A... More

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - As a memento of the highly successful Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter, this collection of photographs represents a sampling of those taken at Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974. The captions for these photographs are meant to suggest the lighter side of the intense activities that took place during these periods. I would like to express my gratitude to all participants in the Pioneer 10/11 program for their teamwork in accomplishing the scientific and technical objectives of the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter. (signed) Charles F. Hall - Manager, Pioneer Project Dr. Darrell l Judge 'I hope they are giving prizes for the best looking man at this conference because I finally got my moustache looking perfect.' ARC-1978-A78-0077-12

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, ...

Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - A... More

NASA Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - As a memento of the highly successful Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter, this collection of photographs represents a sampling of those taken at Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974. The captions for these photographs are meant to suggest the lighter side of the intense activities that took place during these periods. I would like to express my gratitude to all participants in the Pioneer 10/11 program for their teamwork in accomplishing the scientific and technical objectives of the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter. (signed) Charles F. Hall - Manager, Pioneer Project Dr. Carl Sagan 'Anybody who doesn't believe there are frogs in the Jovian atmosphere is going t hear from me.' ARC-1978-A78-0077-18

NASA Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Tele...

NASA Photographs and Captions courtesy of Joseph and Donna Roizen Telegen, Palo Alto, CA (from) Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 197... More

Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - As a memento of the highly successful Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter, this collection of photographs represents a sampling of those taken at Ames Research Center during the Jupiter encounter periods in December 1973 and December 1974. The captions for these photographs are meant to suggest the lighter side of the intense activities that took place during these periods. I would like to express my gratitude to all participants in the Pioneer 10/11 program for their teamwork in accomplishing the scientific and technical objectives of the Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter. (signed) Charles F. Hall - Manager, Pioneer Project L-R: Dr. John H Wolfe, Robert R Nunamaker, Alfred M. Worden ARC-1969-A78-0077-5

Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Res...

Pioneer 10 and 11 Missions Jupiter encounters - Activities at Ames Research Center December 1973 and December 1974 - As a memento of the highly successful Pioneer 10 and 11 missions to Jupiter, this collection... More

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/29/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PERSON IN JUPITER ROOM OF THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC

PERSON IN JUPITER ROOM OF THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/9/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 8 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Jupiter System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Jupiter System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(March 1979) Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their re... More

Voyager 1 Image of Ganymede. NASA public domain image colelction.

Voyager 1 Image of Ganymede. NASA public domain image colelction.

(March 4, 1979) Voyager 1 took this picture of Ganymede from a distance of 1.6 million miles. Ganymede is Jupiter's largest satellite with a radius of approximately 2600 kilometers, about 1.5 times that of Eart... More

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: 1979_01708.jpg c1979_01700s Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

(March 1, 1979) As Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter, it captured this photo of the Great Red Spot. The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (high- pressure) storm on Jupiter that can be likened to the worst hurricanes o... More

PLANET JUPITER SHOWING THE GIANT RED SPOT - JUPITER MOON IO

PLANET JUPITER SHOWING THE GIANT RED SPOT - JUPITER MOON IO

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/9/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/29/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER SHOWING THE GIANT RED SPOT - JUPITER MOON IO

PLANET JUPITER SHOWING THE GIANT RED SPOT - JUPITER MOON IO

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/9/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER AND ITS SATELLITES PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE VOYAGER SPACECRAFT

PLANET JUPITER AND ITS SATELLITES PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE VOYAGER SPACECRA...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 6/5/1979 Photographer: COPY NEGATIVE Keywords: 1979_02325.jpg c1979_02300s Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PERSON IN JUPITER ROOM OF THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC

PERSON IN JUPITER ROOM OF THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER VIC

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/9/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 8 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

JUDY CHRISTOFFERSON WITH PLANET JUPITER PHOTOGRAPHS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/29/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

PLANET JUPITER, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/8/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant planet in this photo returned Jan 17, 1979 from a distance of 29 million miles (47 million kilometers). The satellite's shadow can be seen falling on the face of Jupiter at left. Io is traveling from left to right in its one-and-three-quarter-day orbit around Jupiter. Even from this great distance the image of Io shows dark poles and bright equatorial region. Voyager 1 will make its closest approach to Jupiter 174, 000 miles (280,000 kilometer) on March 5. It will then continue to Saturn in November 1980. This color photo was assembled at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab from three black and white images taken through filters. The Voyagers are managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (JPL Ref: P-20946C) ARC-1979-AC79-0143-4

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant plane...

Photo by Voyager 1 Jupiter's satellite Io poses before the giant planet in this photo returned Jan 17, 1979 from a distance of 29 million miles (47 million kilometers). The satellite's shadow can be seen fallin... More

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet Jupiter on Jan 24, while still more than 25 million miles (40 million kilometers) away. As the spacecraft draws closer to the planet (about 1 million kilometers a day) more details are emergng in the turbulent clouds. The Great Red Spot shows prominently below center, surrounded by what scientists call a remarkably complex region of the giant planet's atmosphere. An elongated yellow cloud within the Great Red Spot is swirling around the spot's interior boundary in a counterclockwise direction with a period of a little less than six days, confirming the whirlpool-like circulation that astronomers have suspected from ground-based photographs. Ganymede, Jupiter's largest satellite, can be seen to the lower left of the planet. Ganymede is a planet-sized body larger than Mercury. This color photo was assembled at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab from there black and white images taken through filters. The Voyagers are managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (ref: P-20945C Mission Image 1-9) ARC-1979-AC79-0143-3

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet ...

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) The spacecraft took this photo of the planet Jupiter on Jan 24, while still more than 25 million miles (40 million kilometers) away. As the spacecraft draws closer to the planet (about ... More

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

NASA Space Science, Voyager Project

On February 5, 1979, Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Jupiter since early 1974 and 1975 when Pioneers 10 and 11 made their voyages to Jupiter and beyond. Voyager 1 completed its Jupiter encounter in early... More

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million miles) from the planet at the time. The inner-most large satellite, Io, can be seen against Jupiter's disk. Io is distinguished by its bright, brown-yellow surface. To the right of Jupiter is the satellite Europa, also very bright but with fainter surface markings. The darkest satellite, Callisto (still nearly twice as bright as Earth's Moon), is barely visible at the bottom left of the picture. Callisto shows a bright patch in its northern hemisphere. All tThree orbit Jupiter in the equatorial plane, and appear in their present position because Voyageris above the plane. All three satellites show the same face to Jupiter always -- just as Earth's Moon always shows us the same face. In this photo we see the sides of the satellites that always face away from the planet. Jupiter's colorfully banded atmosphere displays complex patterns highlighted by the Great Red Spot, a large, circulating atmospheric disturbance. This photo was assembled from three black and white negatives by the Image Processing Lab at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL manages and controls the Voyage Project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (ref: P-21083) ARC-1969-AC79-0164-2

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its ...

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million mi... More

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) above Jupiter's clouds. Although both satellites have about the same brightness, Io's color is very different from Europa's. Io's equatorial region show two types of material -- dark orange, broken by several bright spots -- producing a mottled appearance. The poles are darker and reddish. Preliminary evidence suggests color variations within and between the polar regions. Io's surface composition is unknown, but scientists believe it may be a mixture of salts and sulfur. Erupoa is less strongly colored, although still relatively dark at short wavelengths. Markings on Eruopa are less evident that on the other satellites, although this picture shows darker regions toward the trailing half of the visible disk. Jupiter at this point is about 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) from the spacecraft. At this resolution (about 400 kimometers or 250 miles) there is evidence of circular motion in Jupiter's atmosphere. While the dominant large-scale motions are west-to-east, small-scale movement includes eddy-like circulation within and between the bands. (JPL ref: P-21082) ARC-1979-AC79-0164-1

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Eu...

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) abo... More

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) above Jupiter's clouds. Although both satellites have about the same brightness, Io's color is very different from Europa's. Io's equatorial region show two types of material -- dark orange, broken by several bright spots -- producing a mottled appearance. The poles are darker and reddish. Preliminary evidence suggests color variations within and between the polar regions. Io's surface composition is unknown, but scientists believe it may be a mixture of salts and sulfur. Erupoa is less strongly colored, although still relatively dark at short wavelengths. Markings on Eruopa are less evident that on the other satellites, although this picture shows darker regions toward the trailing half of the visible disk. Jupiter at this point is about 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) from the spacecraft. At this resolution (about 400 kimometers or 250 miles) there is evidence of circular motion in Jupiter's atmosphere. While the dominant large-scale motions are west-to-east, small-scale movement includes eddy-like circulation within and between the bands. (JPL ref: P-21082) ARC-1979-A79-0164-1

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Eu...

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) abo... More

Range :12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) The view in this photo shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot emerging from the five-hour Jovian night. One of the three bright, oval clouds which were observed to form approximately 40 years ago can be seen immediately below the Red Spot. Most of the other features appearing in this view are too small to be seen clearly from Earth. The color picture was assembled from three black and white photos in the Image Processing Lab at JPL. ARC-1979-AC79-7024

Range :12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) The view in this ph...

Range :12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) The view in this photo shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot emerging from the five-hour Jovian night. One of the three bright, oval clouds which were observed to f... More

Range : 12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) This images shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot emerging from the five-hour Jovian night. One of three bright, oval clouds which were observed to form approx. 40 years ago can be seen below the Red Spot. Most other features appearing in this view are too small to be seen clearly from Earth. This black and white photo was taken through a violet filter. ARC-1979-A79-7024

Range : 12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) This images shows ...

Range : 12.2 million kilometers (7.6 million miles) This images shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot emerging from the five-hour Jovian night. One of three bright, oval clouds which were observed to form approx. 40 ... More

Range : 9.2 million kilometers (3.7 million miles) This photo shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its surroundings. Shown is cloud detail that is 100 miles (160 km) across. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern to the left of the Red Spot is a region of complex and variable wave motion. Photo taken through a violet filter. ARC-1979-A79-7025

Range : 9.2 million kilometers (3.7 million miles) This photo shows Ju...

Range : 9.2 million kilometers (3.7 million miles) This photo shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its surroundings. Shown is cloud detail that is 100 miles (160 km) across. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern to ... More

Range : 5.7 million miles(9.2 million kilometers) Image shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and surroundings. Cloud detail as small as 100 miles (160 kilometers) across can be seen. Colorful, wavy cloud pattern left of the Red Spot is a region of complex and variable wave motion. ARC-1979-AC79-7025

Range : 5.7 million miles(9.2 million kilometers) Image shows Jupiter...

Range : 5.7 million miles(9.2 million kilometers) Image shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and surroundings. Cloud detail as small as 100 miles (160 kilometers) across can be seen. Colorful, wavy cloud pattern l... More

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning shot of Ganymede, largest of Jupiter's 13 satellites. It's slightly larger than Mercury with a density about twice that of water. It's believed to be made of rock and ice with a surface of water and ice. Ganymede is 4 times brighter than our Moon with the bright spot in center of photo 5 times brighter than the Moon, and may contain more ice than surrounding areas. The bright pattern around the spot seems like ray craters on the Moon and Mercury and the area may in fact be an impact crater that has exposed fresh, underlying ice. Photo taken through blue, green and orange filters. ARC-1979-A79-7026

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning ...

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning shot of Ganymede, largest of Jupiter's 13 satellites. It's slightly larger than Mercury with a density about twice that of water. It's be... More

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning shot of Ganymede, largest of Jupiter's 13 satellites. It's slightly larger than Mercury with a density about twice that of water. It's believed to be made of rock and ice with a surface of water and ice. Ganymede is 4 times brighter than our Moon with the bright spot in center of photo 5 times brighter than the Moon, and may contain more ice than surrounding areas. The bright pattern around the spot seems like ray craters on the Moon and Mercury and the area may in fact be an impact crater that has exposed fresh, underlying ice. Photo taken through blue, green and orange filters. ARC-1979-AC79-7026

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning ...

Range : 5 million miles (8.025 million kilometers) This is a morning shot of Ganymede, largest of Jupiter's 13 satellites. It's slightly larger than Mercury with a density about twice that of water. It's be... More

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