Galileo releases its atmospheric probe
Date as reported
Galileo released the probe intended to descend into Jupiter's atmosphere. Separated the atmospheric experiment from the orbiter.
Historical significance
Separated the atmospheric experiment from the orbiter.
- Category
- Mission Operations and Milestones
- Type
- Spacecraft deployment
- Mission
- Galileo
- Organization
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Jupiter
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- NASA — Galileo atmospheric probe (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to NASA.