NASA selected the Europa Clipper mission as a more focused study of Europa with an expected cost of $5.2 billion, and Europa Clipper launched in 2024 with an expected arrival at Europa in 2030.
Beginning in 2031, NASA's Europa Clipper mission and the European Space Agency's JUICE mission will explore Jupiter's large moons in detail.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to begin flybys of Europa in 2031.
The findings align with the objectives of NASA's Europa Clipper mission, which was launched in 2024 to perform multiple close flybys of Europa to investigate its ice shell, subsurface ocean, and potential to support life.
Mission managers noted that the 3I/ATLAS campaign adds an interstellar science target to the Europa Clipper mission.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission, launching in 2024, will explore the ice shell and ocean of Europa, which is the fourth largest of Jupiter's 95 moons.
More than 4,000 people have contributed to the Europa Clipper mission since it was formally approved in 2015.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on 2024-10-14.
NASA's Falcon Heavy launched the $5 billion Europa Clipper mission from the Kennedy Space Center.
The Europa Clipper mission schedule includes margin and is on track to launch when the window opens 2024-10-10.
The Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch in a three-week window that opens 2024-10-10 on a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission has a three-week launch window that opens on 2024-10-10 and requires Launch Complex 39A to support a Falcon Heavy launch.
The Europa Clipper mission will use a Falcon Heavy rocket that has an upper stage similar to the Falcon 9 second stage and has a three-week launch window opening on 2024-10-10.
NASA has selected Falcon Heavy for the launch of the Europa Clipper mission.
NASA announced in July 2021 that it had selected Falcon Heavy to launch the Europa Clipper mission after discovering potential issues with loads on the spacecraft if launched by SLS.
Julie Newman served as Technical Manager & Lead Electronics Hardware Designer for the radar instrument of the Europa Clipper Mission.
The Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in October 2024.
Quantic Wenzel completed delivery of a space-qualified frequency synthesizer assembly for NASA's Europa Clipper Mission.
Quantic Wenzel completed delivery of a space-qualified frequency synthesizer assembly for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is slated to launch in October 2024.