Though NASA’s Europa Clipper mission sounds like something out of science fiction — investigating an icy alien world to see if it has the ingredients for life — the main science goal of determining if there are places below the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa that could support life is based in science fact. …
We remain a “go” for launch, with the latest weather update from the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicting a 95% chance of favorable weather today for liftoff. The primary weather concern for the launch area is the cumulus cloud rule. Teams continue targeting liftoff of NASA’s Europa Clipper mission at 12:06 p.m. EDT …
Good morning, and welcome to live launch coverage from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida of the agency’s Europa Clipper mission! NASA’s Europa Clipper will be the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Scientists predict Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust that potentially could hold the …
NASA will host a prelaunch media teleconference at 5 p.m. EDT Sunday to discuss the agency’s Europa Clipper mission. Earlier in the day, NASA and SpaceX completed a launch readiness review, resulting in a “go” for launch of the spacecraft that will conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Coverage of the …
NASA and SpaceX are moving forward with plans to conduct a Launch Readiness Review at 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 13, ahead of a targeted launch for the agency’s Europa Clipper mission no earlier than Monday, Oct. 14. Teams stood down from a potential launch opportunity on Oct. 13, to double-check technical readiness of …
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Monday, Oct. 14, for the launch of Europa Clipper. Following Hurricane Milton, teams are continuing to do checkouts to ensure flight readiness.
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 …
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday, Oct. 10, launch attempt of the agency’s Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated hurricane conditions in the area. Hurricane Milton is expected to move from the Gulf of Mexico this week moving east to the Space Coast. High winds and heavy rain are expected in the …
On Friday, Oct. 4, workers transported NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A on the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for launch. Earlier in the week, technicians completed the encapsulation of the spacecraft inside a payload fairing at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility on NASA Kennedy. The …
