Rocket into orbit around Jupiter

摘要

A Leros-1b liquid-fuelled rocket engine made by Moog-ISP has been pivotal in placing Juno, NASA's solar system exploration mission, into orbit around Jupiter. The British-made rocket, one of the most crucial components of the orbital insertion manoeuvre, worked perfectly despite the ferocious radiation levels close to Jupiter. The spacecraft can now begin a series of observations of the conditions below the planet's cloud systems and into the interior structure of the solar system's largest planet.