Date:

06-30-04

Host:

George Noory

Guests:

Dr. Judith Orloff, Jim Berkland

Cassini's Arrival

After nearly 7 years of traveling through our solar system, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft entered into Saturn's orbit at 7:36 pm (PT) on Wed. night. NASA TV(1) is offering live coverage via webcasts during this critical phase of the mission, though Space.com(2) reports that communications may be hampered because one of the dish antennas receiving the signal here on Earth is facing severe wind conditions.

1. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/webcast/cassini/
2. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/cassini_update_040630.html