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Galileo Spacecraft My Topic The topic I chose to research is the Galileo spacecraft. I wanted to research this topic because I knew nothing about it, but I found it interesting when I heard about it on the local news. When I first heard about this Galileo spacecraft, I decide to do some research on what Galileo discover and how and why did the mission end. From my understanding, Galileo spacecraft orbit into space to discover things about Jupiter. Galileo first orbit into space back in 1989 from the Atlantis Shuttle and ending on September 21, 2003 after being in orbit for 14 years. My Search The Associated Press calls the article “Galileo Makes Suicide Plunge Into Jupiter”, dated September 21, 2003 on Clickondetroit.com. The article basically tells how Galileo journey end. Galileo end it’s 14 year mission of Jupiter with a suicide plunge into Jupiter. The spacecraft enter the atmosphere of Jupiter on September 21, 2003 just a little before noon. Traveling at 108,000 mph, Galileo was destroyed by friction and heat from the fall into the clouds. The article was interesting because it d