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Rick Nybakken, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), rips up the contingency plan for the Juno mission at a post Jupiter orbit insertion (JOI) press conference after the Juno team received confirmation from the spacecraft that it had completed the engine burn and successfully entered into orbit around Jupiter, Monday, July 4, 2016 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. The Juno mission launched August 5, 2011 and will orbit the planet for 20 months to collect data on the planetary core, map the magnetic field, and measure the amount of water and ammonia in the atmosphere.