Europa Clipper lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on October 14, 2024 to begin a six-year journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, which the spacecraft will fly by 49 times, coming as close as 25 km (16 miles) from the surface as it searches for ingredients of life.
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Europa Clipper lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on October 14, 2024 to begin a six-year journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, which the spacecraft will fly by 49 times, coming as close as 25 km (16 miles) from the surface as it searches for ingredients of life.
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