Lockheed martin jupiter

Where is Lockheed Martin launching a spacecraft?

Lockheed Martin built the spacecraft and is also providing spacecraft flight operations from its Mission Support Area near Denver. Going into orbit around Jupiter is the single most critical event of the mission.

What type of spacecraft does Juno use?

Juno uses a spinning, solar-powered spacecraft in a highly elliptical polar orbit that avoids most of Jupiter's high-radiation regions. Although the main spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin, Juno's instruments and components came from all over the world.

Who makes Juno spacecraft?

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute at San Antonio. Lockheed Martin built the spacecraft and is also providing spacecraft flight operations from its Mission Support Area near Denver.

When did NASA's Juno spacecraft reach Jupiter?

Launched in August 2011, NASA's Juno spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter to study the planet's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere. For the past five years, Juno had been making its long voyage through deep space. On July 4, after traveling 1.76 billion-miles, Juno reached its destination.