NASA Continues Evaluation Of Europa Clipper’s Radiation Tolerance

Europa Clipper

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
HOUSTON—Engineers say they are continuing to assess the adequacy of the radiation resistance of transistors aboard NASA’s $5 billion Europa Clipper astrobiology mission, set to study the habitability potential of Jupiter’s ice- and ocean-covered moon Europa. The planned launch window aboard a SpaceX...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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