Blogs | Slice of History | September 29, 2020

Ulysses Anniversary

Artist rendering of Ulysses craft in space, flying above Earth

Project Ulysses Team group photo on the steps of Building 180

JPLers and European Space Agency (ESA) staffers working on Ulysses craft

JPL’s first flight project manager, Willis G. Meeks, who sits with a model of Ulysses

6 October celebrates the 30th anniversary of the launch of Ulysses. Formerly known as the International Solar Polar Mission, Ulysses was the first mission to study the never before examined north and south poles of the Sun. [See more...] CL#20-4339

TAGS:HISTORY, ULYSSES, ANNIVERSARY, INTERNATIONAL SOLAR POLAR MISSION

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Kylie I Casino, MLIS, MA is a processing archivist who appraises and processes collections for the JPL Archives, and makes historical resources available about the history of JPL.