The probe reached Jupiter on December 7, 1995 and went down into the atmosphere.
And two months from now, a million miles ahead of his comrades, he would be the first of all men to reach Jupiter.
Whatever they might discover when they reached Jupiter, they would have no way of reporting it home.
After that, things became pretty much routine until we reached Jupiter.
There was plucky Pioneer 10, the first to reach Jupiter and then Saturn in the early 70's.
And don't let anyone know I told you it will reach Jupiter at least a year ahead of Discovery.
The first ships to reach Jupiter didn't have enough fuel to slow into orbit around the planet.
Explorers from Earth reach Jupiter, prior to traveling on to Saturn.
Pioneer would make it through and reach Jupiter by late 1973.
So by the time Galileo does reach Jupiter, in December 1995, it will be 10 years behind the original arrival plan.