Europa Clipper mission:
NASA is set to launch Europa Clipper mission today.
- The spacecraft is scheduled to launch from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket.
About Europa Clipper Mission - Europa Clipper Mission is a NASA mission aimed at exploring Jupiter’s moon Europa, which is considered one of the top candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life.
- The mission is expected to last several years, with the spacecraft making multiple flybys of Europa.
- The main objective of the Europa Clipper mission is to determine whether Europa’s subsurface ocean could support life. The mission will investigate the moon’s ice shell, ocean, composition, and geology.
- Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission. Its solar arrays span over 100 feet (30 meters) when deployed.
- The spacecraft is expected to reach Jupiter and begin its scientific investigations by April 2030
- The mission ends in 2034 with a planned crash into Ganymede — Jupiter’s biggest moon and the solar system’s too.
