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On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter

On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to JupiterWorldPing

On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. Here's why it mattered.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by Space.com.

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