Monday, September 09, 2024

America's Next Jupiter-bound Orbiter Is Given a 'Go' to Proceed Towards Flight Next Month...

An artist's concept of NASA's Europa Clipper orbiter flying above Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
NASA / JPL - Caltech

NASA’s Europa Clipper Continues Path to Launch (News Release)

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission passed a mission-planning milestone, known as Key Decision Point E, on Monday.

It is now approved to continue to proceed towards launch, with a launch period that opens on Thursday, October 10.

Source: NASA.Gov

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Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians deploy the second of two solar array wings now attached to the Europa Clipper orbiter...on August 15, 2024.
NASA / Ben Smegelsky
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