Thursday, October 10, 2024

America's Next Jupiter-bound Orbiter Will Get a New Launch Date After Florida Weathers the Latest Tropical Cyclone...

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Europa Clipper orbiter is encapsulated by the twin payload fairings of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket...on October 2, 2024.
NASA / Ben Smegelsky

NASA Begins Post-Hurricane Milton Assessments at Kennedy (News Release)

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida remains closed as Hurricane Milton moves off the coast.

The safety of everyone impacted by the storm remains our top priority as the agency begins the assessment and recovery process from the hurricane.

Once the winds subsided to a safe level, the center’s Ride Out Team and engineering teams began initial checkouts to ensure that bridges are safe and useable. Later, a larger assessment team will thoroughly check the entire center.

The agency’s Europa Clipper launch team will schedule an official launch date when teams from NASA and SpaceX are able to perform their assessments, and confirm that it’s safe to launch. Teams are working to protect launch opportunities no earlier than Sunday, October 13. Clipper has launch opportunities through Wednesday, November 6.

NASA will provide more information on Clipper launch opportunities as it becomes available.

Source: NASA.Gov

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