NASA / Ben Smegelsky
Europa Clipper Solar Wing Deployment (Photo Release)
Technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays built for NASA’s Europa Clipper in preparation for inspection and cleaning as part of assembly, test and launch operations on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
When both solar arrays are installed and deployed on Europa Clipper – the agency’s largest spacecraft ever developed for a planetary mission – the spacecraft will span a total length of more than 100 feet and weigh 7,145 pounds without the inclusion of propellants.
Source: NASA.Gov
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NASA / Ben Smegelsky
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