FRIDAY SURPRISE: Cassini, but not Oleg.

Friday, June 19, 2009 Filed in: Friday Surprise!, Completely irrelevant, Technology

In 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft to study the planet Saturn. It finally reached the ringed planet in 2004, and started sending back some positively amazing images. The craft continues to work perfectly, and as a result the mission has been extended to 2010.

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See more of these incredible pictures.

A quick synopsis of the craft and mission.

The Official Cassini website.

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