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Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion  Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., secure the Cassini spacecraft to its launch vehicle  adapter in KSC’s  Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The adapter will later be mated  to a Titan IV/Centaur expendable launch vehicle that will lift Cassini into space. The  mechanic in the crane lift at right is assisting in exact positioning of the spacecraft for  precise fitting. Scheduled for launch in October, the Cassini mission seeks insight into the  origins and evolution of the early solar system. Scientific instruments carried aboard the  spacecraft will study Saturn’s atmosphere, magnetic field, rings, and several moons. JPL  is managing the Cassini project for NASA KSC-97PC1111

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Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., secure the Cassini spacecraft to its launch vehicle adapter in KSC’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The adapter will later be mated to a Titan IV/Centaur expendable launch vehicle that will lift Cassini into space. The mechanic in the crane lift at right is assisting in exact positioning of the spacecraft for precise fitting. Scheduled for launch in October, the Cassini mission seeks insight into the origins and evolution of the early solar system. Scientific instruments carried aboard the spacecraft will study Saturn’s atmosphere, magnetic field, rings, and several moons. JPL is managing the Cassini project for NASA KSC-97PC1111

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Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., secure the Cassini spacecraft to its launch vehicle adapter in KSC’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The adapter will later be mated to a Titan IV/Centaur expendable launch vehicle that will lift Cassini into space. The mechanic in the crane lift at right is assisting in exact positioning of the spacecraft for precise fitting. Scheduled for launch in October, the Cassini mission seeks insight into the origins and evolution of the early solar system. Scientific instruments carried aboard the spacecraft will study Saturn’s atmosphere, magnetic field, rings, and several moons. JPL is managing the Cassini project for NASA

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22/07/1997
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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