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Europa Clipper launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Oct. 14, 2024, on the first mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon Europa has conditions suitable to supporti life.

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NASA's Europa Clipper Launch

NASA launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft to explore Europa, an ocean moon orbiting Jupiter. Europa Clipper’s launch is targeted for on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 UTC). The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a planetary mission, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Spacecraft Makers

Spacecraft Makers is a video series that takes you behind the scenes to learn more about how space missions, like Europa Clipper, come together.

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Spacecraft Makers: Introducing Europa Clipper

Workers in protective clothing work on the Europa Clipper.

Spacecraft Makers: Testing Europa Clipper’s Magnetometer

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Spacecraft Makers: Sewing Blankets for NASA’s Europa Clipper

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Spacecraft Makers: Europa Clipper's Instrument Integration

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Spacecraft Makers: Simulating Space to Test Europa Clipper

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Spacecraft Makers: How We Keep Europa Clipper Super Clean

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