Huygens team gets final green light for probe release

Europe's Huygens probe received the final green light for its descent into the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, following a joint review by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA on Dec. 16. "It all looks good," Huygens Mission Manager Jean-Pierre Lebreton said during a press conference Dec. 16...

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