Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the planet Jupiter and its moons. Named after the astronomer and Renaissance pioneer Galileo Galilei, it was launched on ...
Main | News | Countdown | Search | FAQ | Glossary] The Galileo Spacecraft. The Galileo spacecraft, when launched, consisted of an orbiter and a probe.
The NASA Galileo Mission launched in 1989 en route to Jupiter and its moons, Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede.