Last Updated on 06/09/2024 by Arun jain
Following a series of tests to determine Europa Clipper’s ability to withstand radiation, NASA has finally approved a launch date: October 10. Although the exact launch day has yet to be confirmed, the agency says it will open up launch options beyond that day. .
The most recent tests run by the Clipper spacecraft indicate that the craft is more than capable of supporting the mission’s baseline objective and that its transistors should be able to withstand radiation from around Jupiter’s moons.
The goal of this new mission is to confirm whether Europa can support life below its surface. If the mission is successful, it could help spur more missions to the outer planets of our solar system. Of course, we have to actually get to the proposed Europa Clipper launch date.
Unfortunately, space missions this past year haven’t had the best luck getting off the ground on time. The upcoming Artemis mission continues to see potential delays, and even some highly regarded NASA missions have been canceled entirely in the past few months.
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Fortunately, the Europa Clipper mission doesn’t seem to be on track for any of them. And, with these latest tests, NASA should be right on track to get things off the ground. NASA has shared the latest news Blog postWhere he did not reveal many other details.
Learning more about Europa will hopefully help NASA and astronomers determine how likely life beyond our planet really is. Multiple studies suggest that we can detect Evidence of Life Beneath the Moon’s Icy SurfaceAnd the Europa Clipper mission will hopefully be the proof we need.
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