How Aliens Caused NASA to Destroy Their Advanced Galileo Probe
Yes. Aliens. No really. Officially, from NASA.
In 1989, the Galileo space probe was launched into space within the space shuttle Atlantis. The probe was one of the most intricate machines ever put into space. It was designed to reach Jupiter, orbit the gas giant, and even deploy a special probe into the atmosphere to gather scientific data on the planet’s makeup. The probe used a series of gravitational assists to fly deep into the solar system, and after six years of flying through the void, Galileo reached Jupiter.
NASA had big plans for the probe, which was going to make multiple orbits of Jupiter and a number of close flybys with Jupiter’s main moons, Ganymede, Io, Europa, and Callisto. Scientists, engineers, and amateur astronomers were all waiting with bated breath for the results, which were guaranteed to increase our knowledge of our solar system’s largest planet.
So why did NASA intentionally decide to destroy their expensive and high-tech probe? And what did aliens have to do with it? After years of planning, years of flying through the solar system, and an important mission, why would NASA decide to wreck its most impressive project at the time?
