Unveiling the Saturnian System: Cassini's Excellent Adventure at the Ringed Planet

For more than four years, the Cassini spacecraft has been unlocking the mysteries of Saturn, its rings, moons, and magnetic field with each orbit. Cassini's lead propulsion engineer Todd Barber, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena, brings the journey of this intrepid explorer back to Earth. From its launch in October 1997 through a potential doubly extended mission until 2017, Cassini's journey is one for the ages.