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Forum:	Satellites - Robotic Probes
Topic:	Juno to Jupiter: Viewing, questions, comments

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hawkman: [B]More importantly, I wonder if Lego will sell replicas of the <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum16/HTML/000719.html">Lego figures</A> aboard the probe? :)[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="sans-serif">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif">Robert Pearlman</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="sans-serif"><font size="+0"><B>Juno to Jupiter: mission viewing, questions, comments</B></font> <BLOCKQUOTE><div align="justify">This thread is intended for comments and questions regarding the Juno mission and the updates published under the topic: <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum33/HTML/000484.html">NASA's Juno mission to explore Jupiter</a>.<P>The Juno mission is the first in which a spacecraft will be placed in a highly elliptical polar orbit around the giant gas planet to understand its formation, evolution and structure. Underneath its dense cloud cover, Jupiter safeguards secrets to the fundamental processes and conditions that governed our early solar system.<P>The solar-powered probe — its three tractor trailer-size solar panels the first to power a spacecraft so far from the Sun — will map the planet's gravity and magnetic fields to learn what Jupiter's interior structure is like. Juno's color camera will provide close-up images of Jupiter, including the first detailed glimpse of the planet's poles.<P>Launched in 2011, Juno will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 to begin one year (33 revolutions) of observations before crashing into the planet.</div></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="257" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1YhOvdVa784?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

albatron

A wonderful and clear view of the launch here in S. Florida.

Fra Mauro

Great coverage on the NASA network too. I was shocked to see one of the major cable networks show the launch!

Hawkman

More importantly, I wonder if Lego will sell replicas of the Lego figures aboard the probe?

cspg

The solids separated when the rocket was almost vertical to its launch pad or at least what appears to be over land. An optical illusion?

Robert Pearlman

quote:
Originally posted by Hawkman:
I wonder if Lego will sell replicas...

I asked Lego this very question. Here's their reply:

We won't be offering these sets for sale in metal as they are simply too expensive... It is possible for LEGO fans to build them themselves, as all the parts are standard - apart from Jupiter's thunderbolt!

Robert Pearlman

quote:
Originally posted by cspg:
An optical illusion?

Yes, an optical illusion. The rocket cam is mounted on the underside of the rocket such that it looks back at land...

Hawkman

We won't be offering these sets for sale in metal as they are simply too expensive... It is possible for LEGO fans to build them themselves, as all the parts are standard - apart from Jupiter's thunderbolt!

Sigh. Oh well

Robert Pearlman

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