Friday, August 5, 2011

NASA Juno: Administrator Visits Juno Spacecraft

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, listens to Juno program manager for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Tim Gasparrini as they view the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla.,

The solar-powered Juno spacecraft will orbit Jupiter’s poles to find out more about the gas giant’s origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 5, 2011. 

Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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