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CASSINI'S VOYAGE TO SATURN
1. October 1997: Cassini blasts off from Cape Canaveral
2. April 1998: Venus fly-by, planet's gravity boosts ship's momentum
3. June 1999: Second Venus fly-by, used to calibrate instruments
4. Aug 1999: Passes Earth, studying the planet's magnetic field
5. Dec 2000: Passes Jupiter, studying the planet's stormy atmosphere
6. June 2004: Cassini approaches Saturn, taking striking images
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