Tests show Galileo probe ready for plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere
Operational tests of the atmospheric probe on NASA's Galileo spacecraft have demonstrated that the Hughes-built probe is ready for its high-impact plunge 400 miles into the clouds of Jupiter Dec. 7, the space agency reported. Following their first engineering interrogation of the probe in 27 months...
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