NASA: Space X to launch Clipper mission to Europe’s moon

the NASA chose Space X To provide services toLaunch of the first mission Dedicated to detailed investigations about Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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the The Europa Clipper mission will be launched in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to the statement, the total amount for awarding the launch services contract is approximately $178 million.

Europa clipper Make a detailed study of Europe It will use a sophisticated set of scientific instruments to check whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life.

The main objectives of the expedition are to produce high-resolution images of the surface of Europe, determine their composition, search for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s ice sheet, search for underground lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of the ocean beneath the surface of Europa.

Falcon Heavy is an extremely heavy, reusable space launch vehicle. It is a variant of the Falcon 9 launcher and consists of a Falcon 9 rocket core and two other Falcon 9 boosters as additional boosters. Designed from the ground up to take humans into space, the Falcon Heavy will allow for manned missions to the Moon or Mars.

It was released on February 6, 2018 with a launch that includes the payload of a convertible Tesla Radaster, with a doll at the wheel called Starman. The rover has reached the Martian neighborhood and continues to cruise through space.

With information from Europa Press

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