Mission Updates | News – NASA's Europa Clipper
With NASA’s Europa Clipper just weeks away from launch, five short videos give a behind-the-scenes peek at some of the engineers dedicated to making the mission a success.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter: Mission updates
Oct 14, 2024 · NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun its 1.8 billion-mile trek to Jupiter and appears to be working well after today's successful launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Read our full...
Europa Clipper - NASA Science
NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The spacecraft launched Oct. 14, 2024, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Highlights from the Oct. 14, 2024, launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will travel 1.8 billion miles to Jupiter and its icy moon Europa. The Europa Clipper spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:06 a.m. PDT (12:06 p.m. EDT).
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity needed to reach Jupiter in April 2030. NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life.
Europa Clipper ready for launch - SpaceNews
At an Oct. 13 briefing, officials said they were ready for a launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy at 12:06 p.m. Eastern Oct. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center in...
Europa Clipper Homepage - NASA Science
NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft to explore Europa, an ocean moon orbiting Jupiter. Europa Clipper’s launch is targeted for on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 UTC). The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a planetary mission, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s ...
NASA Updates Coverage for Europa Clipper Following Hurricane …
Oct 3, 2024 · After an approximately 1.8-billion-mile journey, Europa Clipper will enter orbit around Jupiter in April 2030, where the spacecraft will conduct a detailed survey of Europa to determine whether the icy world could have conditions suitable for life.
NASA’s Europa Clipper gets the green light to launch | CNN
Sep 9, 2024 · The Europa Clipper spacecraft passed a key milestone on Monday and is on track to launch next month to explore and seek signs of habitability on one of Jupiter’s moons, according to NASA. The...
NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
Sep 11, 2024 · While Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, it will answer key questions about the moon’s potential habitability. Europa Clipper’s launch period opens on Thursday, Oct. 10. The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a planetary mission, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s ...