The Galileo mission to Jupiter
By: by Michael Meltzer.
Series: NASA SP ;; 2006-4231; NASA SP ;; 4231
Publisher: NASA History Division
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: Galileo Project; Jupiter probes; Space flight to Jupiter; Jupiter (Planet) -- Exploration
Notes: Introduction: Meeting the Grand Challenge -- Chapter 1: The Importance of the Galileo Project -- Chapter 2: From Conception to Congressional Approval -- Chapter 3: The Struggle To Launch Galileo: Technical Difficulties and Political Opposition --Chapter 4: The Challenger Accident and Its Impact on the Galileo Mission -- Chapter 5: The Galileo Spacecraft -- Chapter 6: Galileo Deployment, the Inner Solar System Tour, and the Asteroid Belt -- Chapter 7: The High-Gain Antenna Failure: A Disappointment and a Challenge -- Chapter 8: Jupiter Approach and Arrival -- Chapter 9: The Orbiter Tour -- Chapter 10: Profiles of Selected People Important to the Mission -- Chapter 11: Conclusion.