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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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California Institute
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Cassini's First Dive Between
Saturn and Its Rings

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[ ♪ ]

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[ Linda Spilker, Cassini
Project Scientist ]

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Cassini dove in between
the rings and the planet

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for the very first time.

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So at midnight tonight
will be the first time

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Cassini turns back to the Earth,

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sends a signal and lets us know

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that is successfully
navigated through this gap

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where it's flown for the
very, very first time.

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[ mission control chatter ]

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Systems, radio science...

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We have X-band carrier
signal detection.

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[ applause ]

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[ Earl Maize, Cassini
Project Manager ]

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Um, we've got a booming carrier.

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Everything looks great.

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We're just now
waiting for the data.

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[ quiet chatter ]

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[ Ace ] Ansco systems,
Cassini Ace.

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I can confirm we
have a good lock on

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the 66360 bit rate
data at this time.

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You should see it!

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[ applause ]

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Cassini Ace. I confirm
that the science playback

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is in lock and starting to run.

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[ cheers ]

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Copy.

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[ applause ]

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Cassini is safely
sending back data!

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[ Actual raw images ]

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[ Jim Green, NASA Planetary
Science Division Director ]

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Cassini is a mission of firsts.

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Time and time again it has
continued to surprise us.

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Astounding observations!

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It has changed our
thinking irrevocably.

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[ Spilker ] Onward to
the Grand Finale!

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[ cheers, applause ]