I'm not a space geek, but was in awe while witnessing the fiery engine boost and spiral smoke trail of NASA's Juno spacecraft launch on top of an Atlas V rocket. This is the first spacecraft to operate on solar power rather than nuclear power. It's going on a six-year journey to learn more about our solar system and Jupiter. Some fun facts:
-Weighs 4 tons
-Blades collect solar energy with 18,698 solar cells
-$1.1 billion mission cost
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