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  • NASA’s Europa Clipper Launch

    NASA’s Europa Clipper Launch

    NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper spacecraft to explore Europa, an ocean moon orbiting Jupiter.

    Europa Clipper’s launch period opens on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Liftoff on Oct. 10, 2024 is slated for 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 UTC). The spacecraft, the largest NASA has ever built for a planetary mission, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    Europa is one of the most promising places in our solar system to find an environment suitable for life beyond Earth. Evidence suggests that the ocean beneath Europa’s icy surface could contain the ingredients for life — water, the right chemistry, and energy. While Europa Clipper is not a life-detection mission, it will answer key questions about the moon’s potential habitability.

    For more information about Europa and the Europa Clipper mission, visit https://go.nasa.gov/EuropaClipper
    For more information on launch windows: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/launch-windows/

    Credit: NASA

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  • NASA’s Europa Clipper SXSW 2024 Opening Session

    NASA’s Europa Clipper SXSW 2024 Opening Session

    Live from the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and NASA’s Dr. Lori Glaze engage in a compelling discussion about NASA’s tradition of sending inspirational messages into space. They delve into Ada Limón’s poetic contributions to the NASA Europa Clipper mission, exploring the intersection of curiosity and exploration in both the arts and sciences.

    The conversation highlights the upcoming 2024 launch of the Europa Clipper and the unique blend of science and art that it represents. Dr. Glaze unveils the design of the Europa Clipper’s vault plate—a triangular metal piece engraved with Ada Limón’s poem, the waveforms of more than 100 human voices, and other markings that celebrate our shared human connections.

    Learn more about Europa Clipper and the vault plate at go.nasa.gov/MakeWaves.

    Participants:
    Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate
    Dr. Lori Glaze, Director of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate’s Planetary Science Division