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On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon! #850265 Yesterday at 02:25 PM
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Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA	On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered. Source: On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993...way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!

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