On This Day in History
Galileo arrives at Jupiter
1995The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-34. (Galileo (spacecraft))
Also on this day
- 2015 Akatsuki enters orbit around Venus — The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt had failed.
- 1936 Jack Fingleton scores a fourth straight Test century — Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.