Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
4 days ago · 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 at 12:06 p.m. EDT Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter: Live updates | Space
5 days ago · 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.
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
4 days ago · 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 …
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launches to find whether life …
4 days ago · Europa Clipper will serve as NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying an ice-covered ocean world in our solar system, and it aims to determine whether the moon could be habitable for life...
Europa Clipper Homepage - NASA Science
Europa Clipper launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Oct. 14, 2024, on the first mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon Europa has conditions suitable to supporti life. ... News Release. 6 min …
Europa Clipper - NASA Science
Europa Clipper is a spacecraft that will launch in 2024 and arrive at Europa in 2030 to study its potential for life. Learn about the mission, its objectives, its launch status, and how to join the celebration and the art challenge.
NASA Updates Coverage for Europa Clipper Following Hurricane …
Oct 3, 2024 · Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission. It carries a suite of nine instruments along with a gravity experiment that will investigate an ocean beneath Europa’s surface, which scientists believe contains twice as much liquid water as Earth’s oceans.
Second Stage Engine Cutoff Reached – NASA's Europa Clipper …
5 days ago · The initial second stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) is complete. The second stage engine will restart for its second burn (SES-2) in just about 40 minutes. This second burn (SECO-2) will give the Europa Clipper spacecraft the additional thrust needed to escape Earth’s gravity, after which the spacecraft will separate from the second stage.
Mission Updates | News – NASA's Europa Clipper
Follow the latest news and updates on NASA's Europa Clipper, a spacecraft that will explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa to search for signs of life. Learn about the mission's instruments, goals, and achievements, and see stunning images and videos of Europa.
NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
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 ... While Europa Clipper …