Europa Clipper Launched To Explore Jupiter's Ocean World
It will help scientists better understand how life developed on Earth and the potential for finding life beyond our planet
Europa Clipper Launched To Explore Jupiter's Ocean World
New Delhi: SpaceX on Monday launched NASA's Europa Clipper mission to explore the potential for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
The $5 billion spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre (KSC) in Florida, at 12:06 p.m. EDT (9.36 pm IST).
"Liftoff, @EuropaClipper!" NASA Administrator Bill Nelson wrote in a post on X.
"Today, we embark on a new journey across the solar system in search of the ingredients for life within Jupiter's icy moon. Our next chapter in space exploration has begun," he added.
NASA's Europa Clipper is the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa.
As per scientists, the Jovian moon Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust that potentially could hold the ingredients necessary to sustain life.
"The mission will help scientists better understand how life developed on Earth and the potential for finding life beyond our planet," NASA said.
