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.
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.
Europa Clipper Newsroom - Science@NASA
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Keep up with the latest mission updates. Workers prepare to install the nearly 10 feet (3 meters) wide dish-shaped high-gain antenna to NASA’s Europa Clipper, a spacecraft to study Jupiter’s icy moon, at the agency’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, June 17, 2024.
Europa Clipper Press Kit - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBNASA’s Europa Clipper is the first mission to focus on Jupiter’s intriguing ocean moon Europa as a primary target. The agency is targeting a launch in October 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Upcoming Livestreams and Broadcasts. Europa Clipper experts will answer questions about the mission in a NASA Science Live show airing in English on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and in Spanish on Thursday, Oct. 3. The broadcasts will appear on NASA+, YouTube, Facebook, and X. The Spanish broadcast will be streamed on the NASA en …
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 Makes Cross-Country Flight to Florida
WEBMay 24, 2024 · Strong evidence shows the ocean beneath Europa’s crust is twice the volume of all the Earth’s oceans combined. The Europa Clipper mission demonstrates NASA’s commitment to exploring our solar system and searching for …
NASA's Europa Clipper Mission
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · NASA’s Europa Clipper, a spacecraft designed to investigate Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and its potential to support life, arrived in Florida on May 23. The spacecraft, assembled at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, landed aboard a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Launch and …
Watch Online - NASA Science
WEBNASA'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 …