Ahead of the Clipper is a 1.8 billion-mile journey to Europa on a trajectory taking it past Mars and then Earth, using the planets’ gravity as a slingshot to add speed to the trek. After ...

Once it launches, ahead of the Clipper is a 1.8 billion-mile journey to Europa on a trajectory taking it past Mars and then Earth, using the planets’ gravity as a slingshot to add speed for the ...

On Dec. 1, 2026, the spacecraft will get an Earth gravity assist and be thrown on a high-speed trajectory towards Jupiter, NASA's Europa Clipper mission page explains. Orbital scientists call this ...

There will be no attempted landing of the first stage boosters, since their max performance will be needed to send Europa Clipper on its trajectory to Jupiter. SpaceX's strongback support device ...

goals or trajectory. There was no harder year than this one to get Europa Clipper over the finish line, said Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program scientist. “But through all of that, the one ...

To make these lander missions happen, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory team has been working on a robot that could handle the ...

Now, Europa Clipper has been approved to launch, with no changes to the mission plan, goals or trajectory. “It’s the last sort of big review before we really get into that launch fever ...

Ahead of the Clipper is a 1.8 billion-mile journey to Europa on a trajectory taking it past Mars and then Earth, using the planets’ gravity as a slingshot to add speed for the trek. After ...

The Falcon Heavy second stage will coast for about 40 minutes, at which time it will fire its engine once more for about 3 minutes to send Europa Clipper on a trajectory beyond Earth. Spacecraft ...