NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Europa Clipper Mission
Jul 25, 2021 Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa’s surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa’s ocean. NASA’s Launch Services Program at Kennedy will manage the Europa Clipper launch service. NASA’s Jet...
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