Open AccessSecond tour of duty
Author(s) -
Carlowicz Michael
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/97eo00101
Subject(s) - galileo (satellite navigation) , jet propulsion , jupiter (rocket family) , astrobiology , spacecraft , aeronautics , aerospace engineering , propulsion , astronomy , physics , remote sensing , engineering , geology
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NASA have tentatively agreed to extend the Galileo mission to Jupiter and its satellites. The Galileo Europa Mission (GEM), set to begin in December 1997 and end in December 1999, would bring the spacecraft back into close proximity to the moons Europa and Io.