{"id":11035,"date":"2011-08-05T21:02:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T03:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=11035"},"modified":"2016-05-02T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T20:32:26","slug":"19-story-rocket-blasts-off-payload-bound-for-jupiter-jupiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=11035","title":{"rendered":"19 Story Rocket Blasts Off, Payload Bound for Jupiter.  Jupiter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Honey Extraction Moon<\/p>\n<p>Though I follow the Great Wheel and feel as bound to this earthome as to my humanity, space exploration, either human or technological, still thrills me.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s another huge project, with some pics, a movie and the mission goals from NASA.\u00a0 Can you believe this is happening while we&#8217;re alive?<\/p>\n<p><object data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ouNiZCw4bDU&amp;feature\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ouNiZCw4bDU&amp;feature\" \/><\/object> The rocket, the Atlas V, lifts off with the Jupiter probe.\u00a0 This is one big rocket, 19-stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key things to know about Juno <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/juno\/main\/index.html\">(NASA website)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spacecraft launched August 5, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Five-year cruise to Jupiter, arriving July 2016<\/li>\n<li>Spacecraft will orbit Jupiter for about one year (33 orbits)<\/li>\n<li>Mission ends with de-orbit into Jupiter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Juno will improve our understanding of our solar system\u2019s beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution of Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Juno will\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine how much water is in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere, which helps determine which planet formation theory is correct (or if new theories are needed)<\/li>\n<li>Look deep into Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere to measure composition, temperature, cloud motions and other properties<\/li>\n<li>Map Jupiter\u2019s magnetic and gravity fields, revealing the planet\u2019s deep structure<\/li>\n<li>Explore and study Jupiter\u2019s magnetosphere near the planet\u2019s poles, especially the auroras \u2013 Jupiter\u2019s northern and southern lights \u2013 providing new insights about how the planet\u2019s enormous magnetic force field affects its atmosphere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Honey Extraction Moon Though I follow the Great Wheel and feel as bound to this earthome as to my humanity, space exploration, either human or technological, still thrills me.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s another huge project, with some pics, a movie and the mission goals from NASA.\u00a0 Can you believe this is happening while we&#8217;re alive? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=11035\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">19 Story Rocket Blasts Off, Payload Bound for Jupiter.  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