Why NASA Will Destroy A $1B Spacecraft

NASA’s Juno probe has 37 orbits to go before it burns up on purpose.

Jul 22, 2016
Latest in Aerospace
Bringing the Power of Video AI Tools to the Plant Floor
Sponsored
Bringing the Power of Video AI Tools to the Plant Floor
June 22, 2026
Janicki Ground Breaking 3
Janicki Breaks Ground on $800 Million Campus in Montana
July 13, 2026
The Ryanair desk is seen, Aug. 10, 2018, at the Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain.
Dislodged Window on Boeing Plane Partially Sucks Out Passenger
July 10, 2026
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Engine Mounted On An Aircraft C Mtu 2026
Airbus to Build the First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Aircraft Engine
July 9, 2026
Related Stories
Mnet 83391 Facebook Drone
Aerospace
Facebook's Huge Internet-Beaming Drone Takes Flight
Mnet 83261 Spacex 2nd Landing Large Edit
Aerospace
SpaceX Capsule Arrives At International Space Station
The Falcon 9 is headed to the International Space Station with 5,000 pounds of supplies. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Aerospace
SpaceX Successfully Launches Space Station Docking Port For NASA
Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks
Sponsor Content
Fixing Congested/Underutilized Loading Docks
More in Aerospace
Freeing From Dock Scheduling Chaos
Sponsored
Freeing From Dock Scheduling Chaos
How to get the entire warehouse staff out of constant firefight mode.
June 25, 2026
Janicki Ground Breaking 3
Aerospace
Janicki Breaks Ground on $800 Million Campus in Montana
The first phase of the 1.6 million-square-foot campus will open next year.
July 13, 2026
The Ryanair desk is seen, Aug. 10, 2018, at the Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain.
Aerospace
Dislodged Window on Boeing Plane Partially Sucks Out Passenger
Nearby passengers pulled him back inside.
July 10, 2026
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Engine Mounted On An Aircraft C Mtu 2026
Aerospace
Airbus to Build the First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Aircraft Engine
The aerospace giant formed a joint venture with MTU Aero.
July 9, 2026
Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
Aerospace
Trump Says U.S. Will Grant Ukraine License to Manufacture Patriot Defense Systems
Patriots are expensive, in high demand and take a long time to produce.
July 8, 2026
In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
Aerospace
Cargo Plane Wreckage Found, Search Continues for 5 Missing Crew
Teams found the plane debris after about 12 hours of searching.
July 8, 2026
Cargo
Aerospace
Missing Cargo Plane Sparks Massive Sea Search
Radar data showed the aircraft rapidly descending before contact was lost.
July 8, 2026
Transporter 17 Building 730 5657 Desktop 8e2c00e5da
Aerospace
'World’s First' Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Headed to Space
Demand for power systems that don't rely on sunlight is growing.
July 8, 2026
SpaceX employees celebrate during a closing bell ceremony for the IPO of SpaceX at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Friday, June 12, 2026, in New York.
Aerospace
Wall Street Banks Are Sky-High About SpaceX, But Investors Remain Cautious
Shares of Elon Musk's rocket market appear to be earthbound.
July 8, 2026
Construction workers continue designing a helipad for Marine One at the White House South Lawn, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington.
Aerospace
Trump Says Lockheed Martin Paying for White House's New Helipad
It's reportedly being built to handle Sikorsky's fleet of Marine One helicopters.
July 7, 2026
This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing.
Aerospace
Three-Armed Spacecraft Launches to Save Telescope That's Falling Back to Earth
It's sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms.
July 6, 2026
This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows UPS plane crash scene on Nov. 6, 2025 in Louisville, Ky.
Aerospace
UPS Never Required Detailed Inspection of Part That Failed in Boeing Plane Crash
The engine flew off the aircraft as it accelerated down the runway.
July 6, 2026
Ttm
Aerospace
Defense Electronics Maker Opens $130M Facility in New York
The project looks to address a limited domestic production capacity for advanced board technologies.
June 25, 2026
I Stock 146836596
Aerospace
Cutting Tool Shipments Up 21% in April
Year-to-date shipments were 17.2% higher than the first four months of 2025.
June 23, 2026
Isr Vc25 A Aircraft Delivery 1220
Aerospace
L3Harris Delivers Next-Generation Air Force One
The 747-8i transformation took less than a year.
June 22, 2026