Europa Clipper

Flyaway · 3 March 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1631420639310675968

View: https://twitter.com/nasajpl/status/1631420639310675968

What's it look like to build a spacecraft?

Assembly for @EuropaClipper is underway in a clean room at JPL, and you can see what’s happening 24/7! Set to launch in 2024, the mission will investigate the habitability of Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon. https://bit.ly/clippercam

TsrJoe · 3 June 2023

Sign Your Name to Europa Clipper's Message in a Bottle

You're invited to #SendYourName to Jupiter's moon Europa by signing a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón that will travel aboard NASA's @EuropaClipper spacecraft

europa.nasa.gov

FighterJock · 3 June 2023

That is me just signed my name up to go in the message in a bottle, now I cannot wait until launch day though it will be a long wait.

Flyaway · 14 June 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668687653016055808

View: https://twitter.com/rpappalardo/status/1668687653016055808

We have a spacecraft! The @EuropaClipper avionics and propulsion modules are now united into one beautiful spacecraft that will fly to Europa! ️
#PI_Daily

FighterJock · 14 June 2023

That is excellent news, having a complete spacecraft. The next part will be testing to see if all the parts are working as they should be.

Flyaway · 20 July 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1682083298053591041

View: https://twitter.com/rpappalardo/status/1682083298053591041

I spy ... MISE! And now it's installed on @EuropaClipper! Here's the Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa in @NASAJPL High Bay 1, just before its installation onto the spacecraft. All Europa instruments are now delivered, except the radar antennas (coming soon!). #PI_Daily

https://twitter.com/x/status/1681118173037481984

View: https://twitter.com/rpappalardo/status/1681118173037481984

What a day, getting up close and personal in the clean room with @EuropaClipper! #PI_Daily

Flyaway · 9 August 2023

Europa Clipper's Magnetometer Testing is Complete, Ready for Integration

Europa Clipper's Magnetometer Testing is Complete, Ready for Integration – NASA's Europa Clipper

The Europa Clipper magnetometer has completed its rigorous testing and calibration at JPL and is ready for integration onto the Europa Clipper spacecraft.

europa.nasa.gov

View: https://youtu.be/FLqtf4TUnXQ

Flyaway · 11 August 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689751105809666053

View: https://twitter.com/europaclipper/status/1689751105809666053

We'll be installing our spacecraft's main antenna next week, and you can watch live!

At 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET on Monday, Aug. 14 join experts from our team in a live discussion as we watch this important milestone

FighterJock · 11 August 2023

It will be interesting to watch live Flyaway, I have always wondered how they manage to put the main antenna onto spacecraft.

Flyaway · 16 August 2023

NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth

NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth

The addition of a high-gain antenna will enable the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft – set to launch in October 2024 – to communicate with mission controllers hundreds of millions of miles away.

www.jpl.nasa.gov

A year from launch, the Europa Clipper spacecraft nears finish line

The future of NASA's planetary science division is clouded by a budget crunch.

arstechnica.com

Flyaway · 20 October 2023

Exploring Ocean Worlds: Europa Clipper Is One Year From Launch (Live Public Talk)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYjGLPUo8OQ

Flyaway · 11 November 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1723070316149432470

View: https://twitter.com/nasajpl/status/1723070316149432470

The @EuropaClipper spacecraft is on the move - relocating from High Bay 1 to a testing location on lab. (And, yes, the JPL deer did assist!)

Don't forget: Time is running out to #SendYourName to Jupiter's icy moon! https://europa.nasa.gov/message-in-a-bottle/sign-on/

Flyaway · 11 November 2023

Europa Clipper's Mapping Imaging Spectrometer Installed on Spacecraft

Europa Clipper's Mapping Imaging Spectrometer Installed on Spacecraft – NASA's Europa Clipper

Europa Clipper's Mapping Imaging Spectrometer Installed on Spacecraft

europa.nasa.gov

Flyaway · 6 December 2023

Spacecraft Makers: Sewing Blankets for NASA’s Europa Clipper:

View: https://youtu.be/TO7io-7_w5A?si=dos8jnz3sqvu5vIG

Flyaway · 12 December 2023

Judging by this assembly of Europa Clipper is close to finishing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1734423994504503303

View: https://twitter.com/EuropaClipper/status/1734423994504503303

FighterJock · 12 December 2023

That is good progress for Europa Clipper, next stage after that is testing.

Flyaway · 5 January 2024

https://twitter.com/x/status/1737584069612027973

View: https://twitter.com/ltelkins/status/1737584069612027973

Here’s @EuropaClipper going into its electric and magnetic compatibility tests at @NASAJPL. @RPappalardo thank you!

Flyaway · 3 February 2024

Poised for Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All Aboard

Poised for Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All Aboard - NASA

The science performed by the complex suite of instruments recently added to the spacecraft will reveal whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions that could

www.nasa.gov

publiusr · 3 February 2024

It wasn't that long ago that I read this:

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/5.9781600866449.0409.0495

In this here book:

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/4.866449

I remember a blurb about how Cassini was the "last of the super-probes."

I am so glad that didn't pan out.

Around 2000, things looked pretty dismal compared to today.

Byeman · 3 February 2024

publiusr said:
It wasn't that long ago that I read this:

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/5.9781600866449.0409.0495

In this here book:

https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/4.866449

I remember a blurb about how Cassini was the "last of the super-probes."

I am so glad that didn't pan out.

Around 2000, things looked pretty dismal compared to today.

that is what cheap launch will get you.

Flyaway · 14 February 2024

Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All Aboard

Poised for Science: NASA’s Europa Clipper Instruments Are All Aboard

The science performed by the complex suite of instruments recently added to the spacecraft will reveal whether Jupiter’s moon Europa has conditions that could support life.

www.jpl.nasa.gov

Flyaway · 28 March 2024

https://twitter.com/x/status/1773032626753880090

View: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1773032626753880090

How does a spacecraft survive a wild rocket ride and harsh space conditions? By passing a series of tests here on Earth first.

Preparing to launch in less than six months, @EuropaClipper recently endured shaking, chilling, airlessness, and more: https://go.nasa.gov/4cvGOnl

https://twitter.com/x/status/1773039292538896401

View: https://twitter.com/NASA_LSP/status/1773039292538896401

@EuropaClipper
was put through its paces & passed!

Technicians are making sure the spacecraft can withstand the extreme conditions of space and be ready to research Jupiter’s moon. Next up, Europa Clipper will be shipped to KSC for launch processing.

NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on Earth

A gantlet of tests prepared the spacecraft for its challenging trip to the Jupiter system, where it will explore the icy moon Europa and its subsurface ocean.

jpl.nasa.gov

Flyaway · 28 March 2024

https://twitter.com/x/status/1773059008804331543

View: https://twitter.com/RPappalardo/status/1773059008804331543

Flyaway · 30 March 2024

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View: https://twitter.com/RPappalardo/status/1773883096414531753

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FighterJock · 30 March 2024

Interesting news Flyaway, I wonder if NASA would be able to detect life with the ice penetrating radar. Or would that be for an other future mission?

Byeman · 30 March 2024

FighterJock said:
Interesting news Flyaway, I wonder if NASA would be able to detect life with the ice penetrating radar. Or would that be for an other future mission?

No. That would require an in-situ instrument.

Archibald · 30 March 2024

No idea if a radar could penetrate an ice crust 20 km thick ? makes our Antarctica looks like an ice cube in a glass of whisky...

Flyaway · 12 April 2024

https://twitter.com/x/status/1778483265755824544

View: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1778483265755824544

NASA JPL

@NASAJPL
How big is the
@EuropaClipper spacecraft?
With its massive solar arrays deployed, Europa Clipper spans more than 100 ft (about 30 m) – about the length of a basketball court – and is the largest spacecraft @NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1778497749140521423

View: https://twitter.com/NASAJPL/status/1778497749140521423

How exactly do you build a spacecraft like @EuropaClipper? It takes thousands of parts and a huge team of very smart and creative people. Learn more about the process

FighterJock · 12 April 2024

Interesting finds Flyaway, thanks for posting.

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