KSC-97PC-1347 - Cassini is lowered from atop its Titan IVB at Pad 40, CCAS, for return to the PHSF

Cassini is lowered from atop its Titan IVB at Pad 40, CCAS, for return to the PHSF

Photo Number: KSC-97PC-1347

Release Date: 07-Sep-1997

Description: The Cassini spacecraft, with its attached Huygens probe, is lowered from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for its return trip to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF). Damage to thermal insulation was discovered inside Huygens from an abnormally high flow of conditioned air. Further internal inspection, insulation repair and a cleaning of the probe are now required. Mission managers are targeting a mid-October launch date after Cassini returns to the pad and is once again placed atop its Titan IVB expendable launch vehicle. Cassini will explore the Saturnian system, including the planet's rings, while the Huygens probe will explore the moon Titan.

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