The Europa Clipper sports the largest solar arrays ever flown on a planetary probe: Each wing measures about 46.5 ft. long and 13.5 ft. wide. The deployment mechanism was tested at Kennedy Space Center in August. Launch is targeted for Oct. 10.
Credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA
NASA has resolved concerns about whether transistors aboard its Europa Clipper spacecraft can survive the harsh radiation environment of Jupiter, clearing the mission to proceed to launch. Liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is targeted between Oct. 10 and Nov. 6 from Kennedy Space Center...
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