what may have once seemed a mission
impossible is a remarkable
out-of-this-world reality in 2016 and
liftoff of the Atlas 5 with Juno on a
trek to Jupiter welcome to watchmojo.com
where we break down new stories that
might be on your radar in this
installment we’re counting down 10
crucial facts you should know about the
Juno satellite mission number 10 what is
the new frontiers program as a series of
NASA conducted space exploration
missions the new frontiers program aims
to extend our knowledge and
understanding of space and the solar
system around us it’s general purpose is
to investigate several prominent bodies
including major asteroids our systems
largest planet Jupiter and the dwarf
planet Pluto the program is built on
mission proposals submitted to NASA by
both domestic and international
scientists and is a development of
exploration technology previously seen
in the discover and Explorer initiatives
as of July 2016 there were two new
frontiers missions and progress and a
third scheduled for launch in September
of that year number 9 what is the Juno
satellite first launched from cape
canaveral air force station in florida
in august 2011 juno is one of the
foremost missions of new frontiers with
a projected mission cost of over 1.1
billion dollars the satellite was sent
into space to research Jupiter and to
look for clues regarding the planets
beginnings and the formation of the
solar system the space probe is solar
powered impact with high spec scientific
equipment including instruments analyze
the makeup of Jupiter’s atmosphere its
mass and gravitational fields the
spacecraft also carries a plaque
dedicated to Galileo Galilei and three
LEGO Minifigures made out of aluminum to
represent Galileo the Roman god Jupiter
and the goddess Juno number eight what
is the latest development in the mission
on July fifth 2016 Juno successfully
entered into orbit around Jupiter having
set off from Earth almost five years
since that date and traveled around 1.7
four billion miles the satellite matched
his speed for the task ahead and entered
into the first of over 30 planned orbits
around the planet Juno will make 253 day
orbits before performing another
insertion burn on October 19th of that
year which will bring it to a 14
a polar orbit the 2016 developments were
met with celebration at NASA as
dedicated scientists all years worth of
work and monitoring come to fruition
number seven what other planets are
being explored by new frontiers the new
frontiers program also mounted a mission
to Pluto launching in January 2006 the
New Horizons craft stages primary flyby
of the dwarf planet in July 2015
collecting data and relaying back to
earth however Jupiter played an
important part in that mission to
providing a gravity assist to the probe
in February 2007 propelling it with
greater speed toward Pluto going forward
there are also plans for new horizons to
further explore the Kuiper belt the
third new frontiers mission osiris-rex
has also been planned for September 2016
the asteroid study which will collect
physical samples is expected to cost
upwards of 800 million and is projected
to return to Earth in 2023 number six
how did the mission start three two one
juna left Earth at 1225 p.m. eastern
time on August fifth 2011 from space
launch complex 41 at the cape canaveral
air force station in florida the
four-ton satellite was propelled into
space after a largely complication free
lift off by the Atlas 5 rocket with a
Russian design main engine powered by
kerosene and liquid oxygen after just
over 1 minute 33 seconds of flight 5
spent rocket boosters fell away from the
main vehicle around 54 minutes after
launch judah began to extend his three
wings of solar panels setting in for the
journey ahead now juno holds the record
for the farthest solar power trip in
space-exploration history number five
what will this mission accomplished that
previous missions couldn’t in terms of
findings the mission is only just
getting started soon after having
successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit
some of the scientific instruments
aboard Juno were switched on with the
rest to follow shortly thereafter the
planet’s magnetic and gravitational
fields will be analyzed and major
attention will be given to its interior
structure as scientists try to determine
exactly what Jupiter’s kors made of as
our solar system’s largest planet
information from Jupiter could help us
understand the early stages of matter
and life data collection opportunities
will be greatest when the spacecraft is
closest to the planet
which within its initial orbit is
planned for late August 2016 although we
have been to Jupiter before we’ve never
been as close as juno is hoping to get
number four what challenges lie ahead in
the mission Jupiter represents a
momentous task for Juno to slow down
enough to enter into its orbit the
machine had to burn his engines for over
half an hour but that was just the first
challenge of many in fact in October
2016 who will have to slow down again to
begin a series of 14 days orbit another
task that works in theory but could
prove difficult to execute Jupiter is
the size of 1300 Earth’s so clearly it
requires some immense navigational
skills but then there’s extreme
atmospheric conditions and incredible
storms raging on the planet as well as
radiation thousands of times more severe
than anything ever seen on earth one
wrong move and Juno could literally be
burnt to smithereens number three how
will the mission end even if everything
does go to plan Juna will still meet an
awesome and fiery end in keeping with
NASA’s planetary protection guidelines
Juna will be steered into Jupiter’s
atmosphere on februari 20th 2018 having
completed its mission it will then burn
up unlike other crafts for which a
return to Earth as planned juno will
have its finest and final hours out in
the field the machine has to
disintegrate rather than simply being
left in orbit to ensure that it doesn’t
hit anything else around Jupiter
including one of its moons Europa
Ganymede or Callisto these moves are
believed to contain liquid water which
means they may be able to host life so
we must not be soiled with anything from
Earth number two what does NASA hope to
learn from Jupiter Juno has been built
to withstand Jupiter’s hostile
atmosphere and radiation belts better
than any craft or orbiter before it as a
result NASA hopes to get closer to the
cloud systems and to probe Jupiter’s
makeup more concisely than ever before
as such a massive planet Jupiter is
thought to have drawn in the raw
materials present during the formation
of other planets scientists expect to
understand more about the origins of our
solar system by uncovering more
information from the gas giant the Juno
cam will record footage of Jupiter’s
Northern
Southern Lights and by getting so close
to the planet experts anticipate
detailed close-ups of cloud bands that
will give greater insights into weather
systems and we basically have scientific
instruments that look inside the planet
in every way we know how number one what
does this mean for space exploration the
new frontiers program signals with new
surgeon interests and investments in the
so-called space race while manned
missions have been given less attention
in recent times there have been a series
of successful missions and unsuccessful
mission attempts to explore space
through high-tech robots roamers
machines and satellites as a pioneer in
this field Juno also serves as a
significant reminder from NASA space
exploration is becoming increasingly
privatized but America’s leading
organization isn’t about to lose ground
if Juno continues its success we can
likely expect more missions launched
with similar aims and using similar
techniques but while manned missions to
Jupiter are still some way off some
experts are predicting another push for
people-powered space exploration in the
near future whatever happens man or
machine Juno is but another example of
human endeavor and our need for
knowledge did these facts get you
thinking and we expect to discover all
sorts of new things to vote for which
new stories cover next head over to
watchmojo.com / suggests and be sure to
hit that subscribe button for more
newsworthy top tens published every week
a mission of this complexity to
accomplish tonight is just truly amazing
Oh
impossible is a remarkable
out-of-this-world reality in 2016 and
liftoff of the Atlas 5 with Juno on a
trek to Jupiter welcome to watchmojo.com
where we break down new stories that
might be on your radar in this
installment we’re counting down 10
crucial facts you should know about the
Juno satellite mission number 10 what is
the new frontiers program as a series of
NASA conducted space exploration
missions the new frontiers program aims
to extend our knowledge and
understanding of space and the solar
system around us it’s general purpose is
to investigate several prominent bodies
including major asteroids our systems
largest planet Jupiter and the dwarf
planet Pluto the program is built on
mission proposals submitted to NASA by
both domestic and international
scientists and is a development of
exploration technology previously seen
in the discover and Explorer initiatives
as of July 2016 there were two new
frontiers missions and progress and a
third scheduled for launch in September
of that year number 9 what is the Juno
satellite first launched from cape
canaveral air force station in florida
in august 2011 juno is one of the
foremost missions of new frontiers with
a projected mission cost of over 1.1
billion dollars the satellite was sent
into space to research Jupiter and to
look for clues regarding the planets
beginnings and the formation of the
solar system the space probe is solar
powered impact with high spec scientific
equipment including instruments analyze
the makeup of Jupiter’s atmosphere its
mass and gravitational fields the
spacecraft also carries a plaque
dedicated to Galileo Galilei and three
LEGO Minifigures made out of aluminum to
represent Galileo the Roman god Jupiter
and the goddess Juno number eight what
is the latest development in the mission
on July fifth 2016 Juno successfully
entered into orbit around Jupiter having
set off from Earth almost five years
since that date and traveled around 1.7
four billion miles the satellite matched
his speed for the task ahead and entered
into the first of over 30 planned orbits
around the planet Juno will make 253 day
orbits before performing another
insertion burn on October 19th of that
year which will bring it to a 14
a polar orbit the 2016 developments were
met with celebration at NASA as
dedicated scientists all years worth of
work and monitoring come to fruition
number seven what other planets are
being explored by new frontiers the new
frontiers program also mounted a mission
to Pluto launching in January 2006 the
New Horizons craft stages primary flyby
of the dwarf planet in July 2015
collecting data and relaying back to
earth however Jupiter played an
important part in that mission to
providing a gravity assist to the probe
in February 2007 propelling it with
greater speed toward Pluto going forward
there are also plans for new horizons to
further explore the Kuiper belt the
third new frontiers mission osiris-rex
has also been planned for September 2016
the asteroid study which will collect
physical samples is expected to cost
upwards of 800 million and is projected
to return to Earth in 2023 number six
how did the mission start three two one
juna left Earth at 1225 p.m. eastern
time on August fifth 2011 from space
launch complex 41 at the cape canaveral
air force station in florida the
four-ton satellite was propelled into
space after a largely complication free
lift off by the Atlas 5 rocket with a
Russian design main engine powered by
kerosene and liquid oxygen after just
over 1 minute 33 seconds of flight 5
spent rocket boosters fell away from the
main vehicle around 54 minutes after
launch judah began to extend his three
wings of solar panels setting in for the
journey ahead now juno holds the record
for the farthest solar power trip in
space-exploration history number five
what will this mission accomplished that
previous missions couldn’t in terms of
findings the mission is only just
getting started soon after having
successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit
some of the scientific instruments
aboard Juno were switched on with the
rest to follow shortly thereafter the
planet’s magnetic and gravitational
fields will be analyzed and major
attention will be given to its interior
structure as scientists try to determine
exactly what Jupiter’s kors made of as
our solar system’s largest planet
information from Jupiter could help us
understand the early stages of matter
and life data collection opportunities
will be greatest when the spacecraft is
closest to the planet
which within its initial orbit is
planned for late August 2016 although we
have been to Jupiter before we’ve never
been as close as juno is hoping to get
number four what challenges lie ahead in
the mission Jupiter represents a
momentous task for Juno to slow down
enough to enter into its orbit the
machine had to burn his engines for over
half an hour but that was just the first
challenge of many in fact in October
2016 who will have to slow down again to
begin a series of 14 days orbit another
task that works in theory but could
prove difficult to execute Jupiter is
the size of 1300 Earth’s so clearly it
requires some immense navigational
skills but then there’s extreme
atmospheric conditions and incredible
storms raging on the planet as well as
radiation thousands of times more severe
than anything ever seen on earth one
wrong move and Juno could literally be
burnt to smithereens number three how
will the mission end even if everything
does go to plan Juna will still meet an
awesome and fiery end in keeping with
NASA’s planetary protection guidelines
Juna will be steered into Jupiter’s
atmosphere on februari 20th 2018 having
completed its mission it will then burn
up unlike other crafts for which a
return to Earth as planned juno will
have its finest and final hours out in
the field the machine has to
disintegrate rather than simply being
left in orbit to ensure that it doesn’t
hit anything else around Jupiter
including one of its moons Europa
Ganymede or Callisto these moves are
believed to contain liquid water which
means they may be able to host life so
we must not be soiled with anything from
Earth number two what does NASA hope to
learn from Jupiter Juno has been built
to withstand Jupiter’s hostile
atmosphere and radiation belts better
than any craft or orbiter before it as a
result NASA hopes to get closer to the
cloud systems and to probe Jupiter’s
makeup more concisely than ever before
as such a massive planet Jupiter is
thought to have drawn in the raw
materials present during the formation
of other planets scientists expect to
understand more about the origins of our
solar system by uncovering more
information from the gas giant the Juno
cam will record footage of Jupiter’s
Northern
Southern Lights and by getting so close
to the planet experts anticipate
detailed close-ups of cloud bands that
will give greater insights into weather
systems and we basically have scientific
instruments that look inside the planet
in every way we know how number one what
does this mean for space exploration the
new frontiers program signals with new
surgeon interests and investments in the
so-called space race while manned
missions have been given less attention
in recent times there have been a series
of successful missions and unsuccessful
mission attempts to explore space
through high-tech robots roamers
machines and satellites as a pioneer in
this field Juno also serves as a
significant reminder from NASA space
exploration is becoming increasingly
privatized but America’s leading
organization isn’t about to lose ground
if Juno continues its success we can
likely expect more missions launched
with similar aims and using similar
techniques but while manned missions to
Jupiter are still some way off some
experts are predicting another push for
people-powered space exploration in the
near future whatever happens man or
machine Juno is but another example of
human endeavor and our need for
knowledge did these facts get you
thinking and we expect to discover all
sorts of new things to vote for which
new stories cover next head over to
watchmojo.com / suggests and be sure to
hit that subscribe button for more
newsworthy top tens published every week
a mission of this complexity to
accomplish tonight is just truly amazing
Oh
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