MEDIA GALLERY : Interviews

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The Journey
The team discusses the collaboration and lifelong curiosity that has helped Mission Juno become a reality.
Team members: Scott Bolton, Jennifer Rocca, Amy Hale, Sami Kayali, Candice Hansen, Kevin Rudolph, Dave McComas, Fran Bagenal, Chris Borscious, Rick Nybakken, Dave Stevenson, Tristan Guillot, Jonathan Lunine, William Hubbard, Steve Levin, Brian Bone, Tim Gasparrini, Tim Halbrook

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Launch
The Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with Juno.
Team members: Scott Bolton, Dana Greico

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ATLO
Find out how the Juno team prepares the spacecraft for launch.
Team members: Tim Halbrook, Brian Bone, Katie Oakman, Dana Grieco

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Getting There
How will Juno get to Jupiter?
Team members: Stuart Stephens

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Test As You Fly
Getting a spacecraft ready to travel to Jupiter is an incredibly complex task. How have engineers prepared Juno for its trip? (Hint: Juno takes lots and lots of tests...)
Team members: Jennifer Rocca, Jan Chodas

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The Great Red Spot
What do we know about Jupiter's most prominent feature? Is it a hurricane, or something else?
Team members: Andy Ingersoll

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The Weather of Jupiter
What is the weather like on the solar system's largest planet, and what will Juno tell us about it?
Team members: Jonathan Lunine

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What's in a Name?
How did the Juno mission get its name? Principal investigator Scott Bolton talks about mission's mythological connection.
Team members: Scott Bolton

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Why Jupiter?
What can studying Jupiter with the Juno mission tell us about where we come from?
Team members: Steve Levin, Scott Bolton, Andy Ingersoll, Tristan Guillot, Jonathan Lunine

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Radiation
How do the Juno scientists test and prepare instruments for Jupiter’s extreme radiation environment?
Team members: Heidi Becker

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Spacecraft Design
How did NASA scientists and engineers arrive at the spinning, solar powered design of the Juno spacecraft?
Team members: Tim Gasparrini, Scott Bolton

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Solar Power
Other missions to the outer planets have used radioisotope power systems (a type of nuclear technology). So why did the Juno team choose solar power?
Team members: Steve Levin

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The Interior of Jupiter
If we can't visit Jupiter's deep interior, even with robotic probes, how can we understand what this gas giant planet is like on the inside? Why should we care what's down there?
Team members: Tobias Owen, Dave Stevenson

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Juno and The Public
How will the public experience Juno, and what do the mission's scientists think about sharing the journey?
Team members: Fran Bagenal, Andy Ingersoll

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Communication
How do we communicate with a spacecraft that is orbiting Jupiter, millions of miles away from Earth? And how does Juno let us know if it encounters a problem?
Team members: Chuck Scott, Jennifer Rocca

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Fault Protection
What if Juno encounters trouble when it is millions of miles from home?
Team members: Jan Chodas, Jennifer Rocca, Chuck Scott, Sammy Kayali

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Jupiter's Auroras
Jupiter has northern and southern lights like Earth does, only Jupiter's are WAY more powerful. What causes Jupiter's auroras and why are they interesting?
Team members: Tobias Owen

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Jupiter's Magnetosphere
Jupiter's magnetic field is the largest structure in the solar system. But what IS a magnetosphere, and why study Jupiter's?
Team members: Fran Bagenal, Jeremy Bloxham

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Jupiter's Rings
Jupiter has its own set of faint, dusty rings. The rings will not be a focus of study for Juno, but do they pose any threat to the spacecraft as it passes near them?
Team members: Tobias Owen

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Planetary Protection
The Juno spacecraft will burn up in Jupiter's atmosphere once its mission is complete. Why dispose of a spacecraft in this way?
Team members: Steve Levin, Tim Gasparrini, Scott Bolton

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