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The vault plate just before being installed on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024. The plate is made…
The vault plate is installed on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024. The plate is made of tantalum…
Engineers and technicians attach the vault plate to NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024. The plate is made…
Engineers and technicians move the vault plate into position for installation on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024.…
Engineers and technicians move the vault plate into position for installation on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024.…
A technician prepares to attach the vault plate to NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft on May 3, 2024. The plate is…
A close-up view of the poem on the Europa Clipper vault plate’s inward-facing side. The poem is “In Praise of…
This close-up view of the top of the inward-facing side of the Europa Clipper vault plate shows the Drake Equation…
The outward-facing side of the Europa Clipper’s silver vault plate is engraved with waveforms for the word ‘water’ in 104…
