| The orbiter will separate and become a satellite after the command module returns to earth. |
| The descent profile provides the important link between measurements made by instruments on the Huygens probe and the Cassini orbiter. |
| The plan will also position the Cassini orbiter farther away during that descent. |
| Ross is a veteran of six shuttle missions and has extensive spacewalking experience, having been outside the orbiter on seven occasions. |
| The camera will be turned on fifteen minutes prior to launch and will show the orbiter and solid rocket boosters on the launch pad. |
| In other instances, an orbiter or a spacecraft on a flyby mission may have already taken photographs of a moon or planet. |
