Science Illustrated

SPACE CRAFT DOWN

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When a space probe comes to the end of its mission, we can’t go and pick it up. So these machines go out in a more spectacula­r style...

Intended crashes, deliberate fires, and pure bad luck have killed countless spacecraft­s. However, the expensive equipment has not died in vain. Struggling for their lives, the crafts pick up new knowledge and test bold manoeuvres. The next in line is Juno, that will die in Jupiter's atmosphere.

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