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Related Sites
A galaxy of Cassini sites abound on the Net. In fact, both Cassini advocates and foes have taken advantage of the medium to spread their respective messages.
Here's a sampling:
Pro-Cassini:
Cassini: Mission to Saturn: A site put together by NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the European Space Agency and the Italian space agency. It provides the public with information concerning the assembly and launch of the spacecraft and study of the Saturnian system.
National Space Society Cyberspace News: A clearinghouse for pro-Cassini material. Includes links, related articles and diagrams.
Support the Cassini Space Mission to Saturn: Site welcomes users with a "Choose knowledge, not fear" slogan. Contains the latest news on Cassini, along with links.
Nuclear Safety: JPL/NASA site on safety issues regarding Cassini; also includes the final environmental impact statement.
Information about Cassini's RTG: Contains frequently asked questions about Cassini's RTGs; lists and links to other missions which used RTGs.
The Huygens probe: Details on the European Space Agency's probe that will explore Saturn's moon, Titan.
Anti-Cassini:
Stop Cassini: A site devoted to stopping the mission; contains newsletters, documents and related links.
Accident Risks from the Cassini Space Mission: An anti- Cassini activist who's also a nuclear physics professor predicts much higher fatality estimates (200,000 or more) than NASA (120) in the event of a worst-case Cassini accident during the Earth fly-by.
An Answer to NASA/JPL Document: A rebuttal to NASA's document on Cassini's safety and its environmental impact.
The Cassini Debate and Beyond: Lists and details solar power alternatives for interplanetary space probes.
The Basic Facts about Cassini: A rundown of potential risks of the Cassini Mission and a list of experts to contact for further information.
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