And unlike Galileo, Cassini-Huygens is a truly international effort: although NASA built the Cassini orbiter and is managing the mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) developed the Huygens probe, and the science teams for all the spacecraft instruments
And unlike Galileo, Cassini-Huygens is a truly international effort: although NASA built the Cassini orbiter and is managing the mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) developed the Huygens probe, and the science teams for all the spacecraft instruments
此外与伽利略号不同的是,卡西尼–惠更斯号是真正的国际合作产物:虽然卡西尼号轨道船是由美国航太总署(NASA)所建造、统筹,但惠更斯号探测器却是由欧洲太空总署(ESA)所发展,且所有太空船仪器的科学团队都包括欧洲及美国科学家。