ScienceNASA's Galileo mission ended with a dive into Jupiter on September 21, 2003
Space.com describes Galileo as the first mission to orbit Jupiter—and the first to meet its end there.
TLDR
Space.com looks back at NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons. The outlet says the mission ended on September 21, 2003, with a fiery dive into the gas giant, marking the end of the first mission to orbit Jupiter.
NASA's Galileo mission ended with a dive into Jupiter on September 21, 2003
Space.com describes Galileo as the first mission to orbit Jupiter—and the first to meet its end there.
TLDR
Space.com looks back at NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons. The outlet says the mission ended on September 21, 2003, with a fiery dive into the gas giant, marking the end of the first mission to orbit Jupiter.