During 1995–2003, the Galileo mission observed Jupiter and the four Galilean moons plus a fifth Jupiter moon, Amalthea.] The entire Europa Clipper spacecraft weighed 13,000 pounds (~6,000 kg) at launch with nearly half of the weight, 6,000 pounds (2,750 kg), being fuel (propellant) ...
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For the first time, NASA is journeying to this mysterious moon to determine if it might be able to host alien life.
NASA originally planned to launch the Clipper last week, but mission managers ordered a delay to avoidHurricane Milton, which swept across Cape Canaveral on Thursday. An additional one-day slip was ordered to resolve a technical issue and while details were not provided, the rocket was cleared f...
After an exhaustive review of suspect transistors in NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA managers have cleared the probe for launch next month as planned on a $5.2 billion mission to find out if a suspected sub-surface ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Europa is a habitable environment...
首先,NASA的下一个重大任务之一是即将到来的“欧罗巴探测器”(Europa Clipper),这项任务将专注于木星的冰卫星欧罗巴,科学家们认为欧罗巴的地下海洋可能适合生命存在。通过对其表面和地下结构的详细调查,欧罗巴探测器将帮助我们了解这颗卫星的潜在宜居性,并为未来的探测任务奠定基础。此外,NASA还计划在2025年进行的“阿...
NASA was set to launch Clipper last Thursday but it had to be postponed because of Hurricane Milton. Artist's concept of the spacecraft flying past Jupiter's moon EuropaPics: Reuters
SpaceX and NASA have called off Thursday’s planned launch of the Europa Clipper mission due to Hurricane Milton, which is heading east toward Florida, home of the Kennedy Space Center. “Once the storm passes, recovery teams will assess the safety of the spaceport and the launch processing ...
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft carries a special message from humanity onboard. NASA The $5.2 billion mission began as a concept in 2013, but the road to launch hasn’t been without challenges. In May, engineers discovered that components of the spacecraft may not be able to withstand Jup...
欧罗巴快船(Europa Clipper)终于起航了。 今天(10月14日),NASA的欧罗巴快船探测器搭载SpaceX猎鹰重型火箭从佛罗里达州的肯尼迪航天中心(Kennedy Space Center,KSC)发射,开启了备受期待的前往木星海洋卫星欧罗巴(Europa,木卫二)的生物天文学任务。 发射在肯尼迪航天中心的39A发射台进行,东部时间下午12:06(格林威治标准时间...