{"id":644630,"date":"2024-04-11T16:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=644630"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:46:49","slug":"media-get-close-up-of-nasas-jupiter-bound-europa-clipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/europa-clipper\/media-get-close-up-of-nasas-jupiter-bound-europa-clipper\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Get Close-Up of NASA\u2019s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">4 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Media Get Close-Up of NASA\u2019s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Members of the media visited a clean room at JPL April 11 to get a close-up look at NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper spacecraft\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-pia26291-clipper-floor-d2024-0411-rl8572.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Members of the media visited a clean room at JPL April 11 to get a close-up look at NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper spacecraft and interview members of the mission team. The spacecraft is expected to launch in October 2024 on a six-year journey to the Jupiter system, where it will study the ice-encased moon Europa.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engineers at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are running final tests and preparing the agency\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa Clipper<\/a> spacecraft for the next leg of its journey: launching from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Europa Clipper, which will orbit Jupiter and focus on the planet\u2019s ice-encased moon Europa, is expected to leave JPL later this spring. Its launch period opens on Oct. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the media put on \u201cbunny suits\u201d \u2014 outfits to protect the massive spacecraft from contamination \u2014 to see Europa Clipper up close in JPL\u2019s historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/space-history-is-made-in-this-nasa-robot-factory\" rel=\"noopener\">Spacecraft Assembly Facility<\/a> on Thursday, April 11. Project Manager Jordan Evans, Launch-to-Mars Mission Manager Tracy Drain, Project Staff Scientist Samuel Howell, and Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations Cable Harness Engineer Luis Aguila were on the clean room floor, while Deputy Project Manager Tim Larson, and Mission Designer Ricardo Restrepo were in the gallery above to explain the mission and its goals.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The viewing gallery above High Bay 1 in JPL\u2019s historic Spacecraft Assembly Facility\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg 7071w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-pia26292-clipper-gallery-d2024-0411-rl0014718.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The viewing gallery above High Bay 1 in JPL\u2019s historic Spacecraft Assembly Facility provided members of the media with a vantage point to observe the clean room where Europa Clipper was put together.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Europa Clipper Science Communications Lead Cynthia Phillips explains the science of the mission\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg 8272w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-pia25319-clipper-vk-d2024-0411-rl0014727.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Europa Clipper Science Communications Lead Cynthia Phillips explains the science of the mission to members of the media in von K\u00e1rm\u00e1n Auditorium at the agency\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on April 11. A cutaway model showing the moon\u2019s layers can be seen behind Phillips.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Planning of the mission began in <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/mission\/timeline\/\" rel=\"noopener\">2013<\/a>, and Europa Clipper was officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/mission-to-jupiters-icy-moon-confirmed\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed by NASA<\/a> as a mission in 2019. The trip to Jupiter is expected to take about six years, with flybys of Mars and Earth. Reaching the gas giant in 2030, the spacecraft will orbit Jupiter while flying by Europa dozens of times, dipping as close as 16 miles (25 kilometers) from the moon\u2019s surface to gather data with its powerful suite of <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/spacecraft\/instruments\/\" rel=\"noopener\">science instruments<\/a>. The information will help scientists learn about the ocean beneath the moon\u2019s icy shell, map Europa\u2019s surface composition and geology, and hunt for any potential plumes of water vapor that may be venting from the crust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter over a decade of hard work and problem-solving, we\u2019re so proud to show the nearly complete Europa Clipper spacecraft to the world,\u201d said Evans. \u201cAs critical components came in from institutions across the globe, it\u2019s been exciting to see parts become a greater whole. We can\u2019t wait to get this spacecraft to the Jupiter system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event, a cutaway model showing the moon\u2019s layers and a globe of the moon helped journalists learn why Europa is such an interesting object of study. On hand with the details were Project Staff Scientist and Assistant Science Systems Engineer Kate Craft from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, and, from JPL, Project Scientist Robert Pappalardo, Deputy Project Scientist Bonnie Buratti, and Science Communications Lead Cynthia Phillips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond Earth, Europa is considered one of the most promising potentially habitable environments in our solar system. While Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, its primary science goal is to determine whether there are places below the moon\u2019s icy surface that could support life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the main part of the spacecraft arrives at Kennedy Space Center in a few months, engineers will finish preparing Europa Clipper for launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, attaching its giant solar arrays and carefully tucking the spacecraft inside the capsule that rides on top of the rocket. Then Europa Clipper will be ready to begin its space odyssey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More About the Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Europa Clipper\u2019s three main science objectives are to determine the thickness of the moon\u2019s icy shell and its surface interactions with the ocean below, to investigate its composition, and to characterize its geology. The mission\u2019s detailed exploration of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managed by Caltech in Pasadena, California, JPL leads the development of the Europa Clipper mission in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) for NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. APL designed the main spacecraft body in collaboration with JPL and NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Planetary Missions Program Office at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, executes program management of the Europa Clipper mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more information about Europa here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>europa.nasa.gov<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/details\/JPL-20240411-CLIPPRf-0001-Europa_Clipper_Media_Day_Highlight_Reel\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"Europa Clipper Media Reel\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Europa Clipper Media Reel<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News Media Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jia-Rui Cook \/ Gretchen McCartney \/ Val Gratias<br>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br>818-354-0724 \/ 818-393-6215 \/ 626-318-2141<br><a href=\"mailto:jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov\">jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov\">gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:valerie.m.gratias@jpl.nasa.gov\">valerie.m.gratias@jpl.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Fox \/ Charles Blue<br>NASA Headquarters<br>301-286-6284 \/ 202-802-5345<br><a href=\"mailto:karen.c.fox@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">karen.c.fox@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:charles.e.blue@nasa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/nasa-blocks\/assets\/images\/topic-cards\/topic-card-sample-1.jpg\" ><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Humans in Space<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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