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Europa Clipper Spacecraft Rotate to Vertical, Lift and Mate to Work Stand

Workers in blue overalls and white head covers watch as equipment is used to rotate Europa Clipper.
Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to rotate Europa Clipper to a vertical position on May 28, 2024, as part of prelaunch processing.
NASA/Kim Shiflett

Technicians inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to rotate the agency’s largest planetary mission spacecraft, Europa Clipper, to a vertical position on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, as part of prelaunch processing. Europa Clipper launched Oct. 14, 2024, on a mission to determine if conditions exist below the surface Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa, that could support life.