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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SpaceX Falcon Rocket Carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter’s Moon

By  //  October 19, 2024

spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 14, 2024. (NASA image)

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 14, 2024.

Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine if it currently has habitable conditions.

The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. It will orbit Jupiter and conduct 49 close flybys of Europa.

Follow Europa Clipper’s journey in NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System app.

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