1.   But the Galileo spacecraft got some great information about the large asteroids Ida and Gaspra as it passed through the asteroid belt on its way to studying Jupiter.

2.   Its instability and mysterious behavior aside, the spacecraft may get more attention before its suicide plunge.

3.   Scientists also worry that with further delays, there would be much less to see when the spacecraft finally got there.

4.   The fact that the spacecraft got there at all and is sending data is a source of no little relief to NASA officials and scientists.

5.   These spacecraft will get to Mars four months after the first crew arrives.

6.   Then the spacecraft can get to work.