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The journey to Jupiter begins
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: April 8, 2011


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Packed inside a specially-buit shipping container, NASA's Juno spacecraft left its Lockheed Martin factory Friday on the way to Kennedy Space Center. The first leg of the trip was via truck to a nearby military base.


Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

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Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now