Europa Clipper Program
NASAs Europa Clipper mission is an active flagship mission to study Jupiter moon Europa, determine whether its subsurface ocean world has conditions suitable for life, and characterize its ice shell, ocean, composition, and geology. It launched on October 14, 2024 and will reach Jupiter in 2030 for repeated close flybys of Europa.
Identity
- Aliases
- Europa ClipperEuropa Clipper mission
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Europa Clipper Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceresearch
Details
- Description
- NASAs Europa Clipper mission is an active flagship mission to study Jupiter moon Europa, determine whether its subsurface ocean world has conditions suitable for life, and characterize its ice shell, ocean, composition, and geology. It launched on October 14, 2024 and will reach Jupiter in 2030 for repeated close flybys of Europa.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2024-10-14
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:47:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:47:22 UTC