NASA'a Cassini spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn for 20 years sending pictures and collecting data about the planet and its glorious rings. The spacecraft's mission is now coming to a close.
"......But nothing lasts forever. Cassini is nearly out of fuel; if it runs out completely, the probe’s handlers won’t be able to control it anymore. So they want to dispose of Cassini before things get to that point, which is why they’re sending the spacecraft on a death dive into Saturn on Sept. 15........
....NASA will air a series of webcasts leading up Cassini’s final suicide plunge, which you will be able to watch here at space.com, courtesy of NASA TV. Here’s the streaming schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 14 (Note: IST is GMT + 5.30 hours)
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT (1700 to 2200 GMT): NASA Social event at JPL that includes a speaker program, which will be webcast live.
About 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT on Sept. 15): Final downlink of Cassini images is expected to begin; these images will be posted online here at NASA's JPL site as they come in.
Friday, Sept. 15
7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. EDT (1100 to 1230 GMT): Live commentary about end-of-mission activities. An uninterrupted camera feed from JPL Mission Control, with mission audio only, will also be available during the commentary, NASA officials said.
About 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT): Cassini’s last science data, and final signal, should come down to Earth.
9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT): Post-mission news conference from JPL."
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https://www.space.com/38160-when-how-watch-cassini-saturn-dive.html?utm_source=notification
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