{"id":630549,"date":"2024-03-12T13:53:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=630549"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:10:23","slug":"nasas-europa-clipper-solar-arrays-successfully-deploy-at-kennedy-space-center","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-europa-clipper-solar-arrays-successfully-deploy-at-kennedy-space-center\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 59% 26%; object-position: 59% 26%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.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\">Technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays built for NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper in preparation for inspection and cleaning as part of assembly, test, and launch operations.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kennedy Space Center<\/a> in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europa Clipper<\/a> spacecraft. Each solar array measures 46.5 feet in length. For the operation, the team suspended the solar array on a gravity offload support system that helps support the weight of the solar array while it\u2019s here on Earth. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/europaclipper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Up next<\/a>, technicians will begin inspecting and cleaning as part of assembly, test, and launch operations. Planned to arrive at <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/jupiter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jupiter<\/a> in April 2030, the mission will study Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa, which shows strong evidence beneath its icy crust of a global ocean over twice the volume of all Earth\u2019s oceans. The spacecraft will ship to Florida later this year from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/spacecraft\/assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jet Propulsion Lab<\/a> in Southern California in preparation for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy\u2019s Launch Complex 39A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Photo credit: NASA\/Ben Smegelsky<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agency\u2019s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Each solar array measures 46.5 feet in length. For the operation, the team suspended the solar array on a gravity [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":630550,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[9432,9400,3230,2862,12643,2655],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[13052],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center\u00a0","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-europa-clipper-solar-arrays-successfully-deploy-at-kennedy-space-center\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-europa-clipper-solar-arrays-successfully-deploy-at-kennedy-space-center\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg"},"articleSection":"The Solar System","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jamie Groh"}],"creator":["Jamie Groh"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","Europa","Europa Clipper","Jupiter","Kennedy Space Center","Launch Services Program"],"dateCreated":"2024-03-12T17:53:36Z","datePublished":"2024-03-12T17:53:36Z","dateModified":"2024-03-12T19:10:23Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/nasas-europa-clipper-solar-arrays-successfully-deploy-at-kennedy-space-center\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-03-12T17:53:36Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"The Solar System\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Missions,Europa,Europa Clipper,Jupiter,Kennedy Space Center,Launch Services Program\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Jamie Groh\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":630550,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ksc-20240306-ph-jbs01-0023.jpg","title":"Europa Clipper Solar Wing Deployment","alt":"","caption":"Technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays built for NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper in preparation for inspection and cleaning as part of assembly, test, and launch operations on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. 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