NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Launches From Kennedy Space Center (Highlights)

Highlights from the Oct. 14, 2024, launch of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will travel 1.8 billion miles to study Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa. The spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT (9:06 a.m. PDT).

Europa Clipper is NASA’s first mission dedicated to studying Europa, which likely has a salty ocean beneath its icy surface. The spacecraft is equipped with nine science instruments and a gravity experiment. The mission’s main goal is to determine whether Europa has the right conditions to support life.

Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter in 2030 and make 49 flybys of Europa during its prime mission, which concludes in 2034.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[louisuchihatm]

Somebody tag me in 2030 on arrival. If I'll be long gone, just cheers for the success of the mission for me.

[zahirmurji]

Congratulations NASA and bon voyage Europa Clipper.

[Gamezone-sder]

Now name of 2.6 million people will also travel with europa clipper

[CalicoCooperFan]

This is exciting. Congratulations to everybody who worked on this project.

[brucenyoni]

you know um a kid and i have wondered why is jupiter a planet like earth until i found out today they said it has a high temputure then i saw this video i was so happy now its gonna take 6 years to reach um not sure if um gonna remember but am happy and congrats😁😄

[erikmihalj]

You guys have such a rewarding job! Can't wait to see what will this mission discover. :)

[thereadersvoice]

These are the voyages of the spacecraft Europa Clipper. It's five-and-a-half year mission: to explore strange, new worlds, ... to seek out new life forms and new habitable environments, ... to boldly go where no one has gone before!! WHOOSH!!!

All the very best, EC! Looking forward to your discoveries! 😃🖖🌌🔭🛰

[JesseBusman]

Awesome! Looking forward to more data on Europa!

[koosnaamloos]

Someone has to be proud of that bird transition at the star

[MooseMeus]

this will be a great mission. juno was fantastic

[AzphrinxOfficial]

Congratulations NASA!! 2030 will be a long journey!

[tvHTHtv_is_A_Crackhead]

Sweet this is going to be the greatest space mission in Human history and I hope I’m alive in 6 or 7 years to see the incredible images from the Europa probe

[JackFrost--]

in case anyone is wondering, the Europa Clipper will be moving at speeds of approx. 41, 400 mph

[Marc_Gagne]

I'm officially a Galactic Man. My name is travelling to Europa. 🛰 My name is already on Mars thanks to Perseverance Rover. 🛒

[lazulycreativ]

Excellent, congratulations to the entire team!🤗👏👏👏

[Krusty]

Have the grill and garlic-butter ready... Space-eels and space-cods ready for the grill 😅😂

[rajanthathomas]

godspeed little fella !!! give us a lot of data ❤️

[mrzoinky]

Yah, but did the solar panels unfurl??? Otherwise we are sending just steel to fly around the solar system?

[LeftIsBest]

I'm very excited about this, I hope I'm still here in 2030.

[pranititiwari]

Congratulations to the great NASA scientists 🎉🎉