NASA’s Juno spacecraft executed a second Deep Space Maneuver on the14th of September 2012. The burn occurred when Juno was more than 480 million kilometers away from Earth and was completed as planned. A complete report on the maneuver is available on line.
May
10
Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper
Launched on Aug. 5, 2011, the solar-powered Juno spacecraft is 279 days and 612 million kilometers into its five-year journey to Jupiter.
On March 21 2012, to certify the camera in flight, Juno’s mission planners took a page from their childhood and aimed their camera at the big dipper.
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Aug
11
Juno launched
On Friday, August 5, 2011, NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 9:25 a.m. PDT to begin its five-year journey to Jupiter. Onboard, the italian spectrometer Jiram. Read more about the launch on NASA website. Read the news on INAF website (in italian).
Jul
28
Count down to Juno Launch!
The Juno mission is to launch Aug. 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
Oct
12
Welcome to Juno-Jiram website
This website is dedicated to the Jiram instrument onboard of the Juno NASA mission. Jiram stands for Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper. It is an image spectrometer that will explore Jupiter, developed by scientists from IFSI and IASF Institutes of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The prime contractor for the hardware development is Selex Galileo.
Please visit this website to find more information on the mission, on Jiram Instrument and on the instrument Team.
News from NASA Juno Blog
- NASA's Launch Blog Concludes August 5, 2011After a spectacular midday liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Juno spacecraft is heading toward a distant rendezvous with planet Jupiter. NASA's Launch Blog is concluding now, but for updates throughout the mission, stay informed by visiting the mission's website at http://www.nasa.gov/juno. Thanks for being with us today! […]
- NASA Launch Manager: Flight Looking 'Fantastic' August 5, 2011"Flight so far looks fantastic," said NASA Launch Manager Omar Baez, adding that Juno is in the right orbit to start its journey to Jupiter. "We're right on track for that, and everything looked good." […]
- Official Launch Time: 12:25:00.146 August 5, 2011Today's official launch time was 12:25:00.146 p.m, and the launch team has had every indication of a successful flight for the Atlas V and Centaur and that Juno is now on its way to Jupiter. The spacecraft's power-producing solar arrays will deploy shortly. […]
- Juno Flying Solo August 5, 2011Spacecraft separation! Juno's five-year cruise to Jupiter is officially in progress following its release from the Centaur upper stage. […]