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I am Board member of the Space Science Institute and what a thrill it is to 
be connected with something way out there!  See below.  
Bob Russell, Learning Experience Design
Cassini Mission Produces Spectacular Images of Saturn Tonight! 
The Space Science Instiute has the contract to process the imaging of the 
Cassini mission to Saturn, which is producing phenomenal images of Saturn 
tonight.  The spacecraft completes its seven-year journey and enters orbit around 
Saturn tonight.  This historic mission is producing breathtaking images of 
Saturn, its delicate rings and enigmatic moons.
The Space Science Institute, a non-profit research and education organization 
that has developed traveling exhibits such as Marsquest and has some exciting 
projects in the pipeline, such as Giant Planets.  
Only 30 hours after orbit insertion, Cassini will pass high over the South 
Pole of haze-enshrouded Titan.  The images and data from that encounter will 
help remake our understanding of this planet-sized moon.  Cassini will then head 
out on its long, looping first orbit one of more than 70 planned over the next 
four years.
 There should be visible national press coverage of the mission throughout 
the weekend (ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR, etc.).
You can Visit the official NASA website for the Cassini mission: 
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm 
 Also check out the SSI-based imaging team’s website at 
http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu/ or by clicking on “Cassini” on the SSI homepage.
For further information on Cassini, you can contact:  Preston Dyches, 
Communications Specialist, Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO, 
[log in to unmask] or by telephone at 720-974-5823.
 

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