NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Off And Running

Europa Clipper
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The largest spacecraft ever launched on a planetary mission, NASA’s Europa Clipper is doing well and speeding along toward the first of two gravity assists intended to achieve a 2030 arrival at Jupiter, a NASA update says. Launched Oct. 14 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the $5.2 billion mission will...
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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