Juno Spacecraft in Jupiter’s Orbit

On July 4, 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made a successful entry into the planet Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. After receiving confirmation of this historic event, Scott Bolton, principal principal investigator of Juno from Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, said: “This is the one time I don’t mind being stuck in a windowless room on the night of the 4th of July. The mission team did great. The spacecraft did great. We are looking great. It’s a great day.”

NASA administrator Charlie Bolden said it was another reason to cheer on Independence Day: “… what is more American than a NASA mission going boldly where no spacecraft has gone before? With Juno, we will investigate the unknowns of Jupiter’s massive radiation belts to delve deep into not only the planet’s interior, but into how Jupiter was born and how our entire solar system evolved.”

See NASA’s full press release: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter

Coincidentally, there was a clue on Juno in the July 4, 2016 Jeopardy! match: