Europa Clipper, space probe developed to study Europa

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Europa Clipper on Wikipedia

 

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Article "Europa Clipper to blast off on mission to find out if Jupiter moon may hold life"
$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitable

by Ian Sample
October 14, 2024

 

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Falcon Heavy launches Europa Clipper

Oct 14, 2024

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 14 October 2024, at 16:06 UTC (12:06 EDT). Due to mission requirements, the boosters (B1064, B1065, B1089) were not planned to be recovered. The side boosters (B1064, B1065) previously supported USSF-44, USSF-67, USSF-52, Hughes JUPITER 3 and NASA’s Psyche mission. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will perform close flybys of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below the surface that could support life.

 

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Europa Clipper deployment

Oct 14, 2024

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft was successfully deployed into interplanetary transfer orbit approximately 62 minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 14 October 2024, at 16:06 UTC (12:06 EDT). NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will perform close flybys of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below the surface of that could support life.