Europa Clipper - NASA Science
WEBOct 10, 2024 · Europa Clipper is a robotic solar-powered spacecraft built to conduct the first detailed investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa. With its solar arrays deployed, Europa Clipper spans more than 100 feet (about 30 meters) – about the length of a basketball court.
NASA Sets Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon
WEB13 hours ago · NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mission Updates | News – NASA's Europa Clipper
WEBEarth’s first mission to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper will determine if this ocean world has environments suitable for life to exist.
Poised for Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Europa Clipper won’t be landing; rather, after arriving at the Jupiter system in 2030, the spacecraft will orbit Jupiter for four years, performing 49 flybys of Europa and using its powerful suite of nine science instruments to investigate the moon’s potential as a habitable environment.
NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
WEBSep 11, 2024 · NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA+ and the agency’s website, plus Facebook, X, and YouTube.
NASA's Europa Clipper Mission
WEBNASA’s Europa Clipper mission remains on track, with a launch period opening on Thursday, Oct. 10. The next major milestone for Clipper is Key Decision Point E on …
New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Meet the team: Dipak Srinivasan, lead communications systems engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, makes sure the Europa Clipper team can communicate with the spacecraft.Learn more about his work in the video above. Sarah Elizabeth McCandless, navigation engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, helped plan Europa Clipper’s trajectory, ensuring the spacecraft ...
Europa Clipper Newsroom - Science@NASA
WEBLatest News. Mission Blog. Multimedia. More Resources. Europa clipper. Press Kit. Get all the essential info about Europa Clipper and its ambitious mission. ... (3 meters) wide …
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WEBOct 10, 2024 · NASA's Europa Clipper is targeting Oct. 10, 2024, for the launch of the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa. Scientists predict Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust that could hold the building blocks necessary to sustain life.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on …
WEBThe Planetary Missions Program Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, executes program management of the Europa Clipper mission. …