Ukuba uyalithanda ilizwe lesithuba kwaye ngakumbi uhlolisiso esilwenzayo kancinci kancinci, ngokuqinisekileyo uya kulazi uhambo, kunye nezinto ezingalunganga, ICassini, iphenyo eyaqaliswa esithubeni yiNASA emva ngonyaka we-1997. Emva kweminyaka engama-20 yokuhamba nomsebenzi eSaturn, icandelo lokugqibela leprojekthi sele liqale apho UCassini ukukhawuleza ukuya kwindawo eshinyeneyo kaSaturn.
Ngoku, ukuba uCassini agqitywe ekugqibeleni kusekho iinyanga ezilishumi zokuhamba, ngeloxesha iprojekhthi iya kuba nexesha lokusondela kwiipali zomhlaba nakumakhonkco kunanini na kwiminyaka eli-12 ihlola iSaturn. Enkosi ngale ndlela iprosesa inokuntywiliselwa kwimisesane amaxesha angama-22, ixesha elininzi lokuba uCassini afumane imifanekiso eneenkcukacha ngakumbi kwaye amisele ubume bomoya obukhoyo kuloo mimandla.
ICassini iyakutshintsha ukujikeleza kwayo ukuze ingene kwaye ifunde amakhonkco kaSaturn.
Njengeenkcukacha, xelela loo nto nganye yezi zokuntywila iya kuhlala malunga neentsuku ezisi-7. Ngombulelo ngeli xesha, uCassini angathatha iifoto ngesisombululo sekhilomitha enye nge-pixel eya kuthi kamva iphinde yakhiwe kwakhona ukumisela ubume kunye nokwakheka kwamakhonkco. Ngeli nqanaba uCassini uza kubhabha ngaphezulu kweSaturn kwindawo ephakame ngeekhilomitha ezingama-90.000 ngaphezulu kwamafu aphezulu emhlabeni. Ukusukela ngo-Epreli wonyaka olandelayo uphando iya kutshona ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezili-1.600 ukufumana ukuhlola iplanethi ngobunzulu obukhulu.
Nje ukuba ukuthunywa kweCassini kugqityiwe, iNASA iqikelela ukuba malunga nangoSeptemba 2017, iphenyo iya kuthi ekugqibeleni igqibe ukubetha kumoya weSaturn ukuya iphele ngomlilo ngokungathi yenye imeteorite.