Cassini and 2001
It's time to mention my all time favorite movie: 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Just like in the book, Cassini reached Saturn by flying by Jupiter.
The Jupiter flyby occured on january 1 2001.
But Kubrick didn't want Discovery to go to Saturn, as he feared Saturn would appear too unconvincing because of the rings. He was right as Voyager discovered thousands of them instead of the 4 or 5 known at the time!
We all wonder what they would look like from very close.....
Raoul