Several launches planned for October from Florida’s Space Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — October will be busy for crews working at Kennedy Space Center.

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Three important launches are scheduled for the month.

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to launch Oct. 10 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Read: SpaceX to launch NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft to study Jupiter moon

The agency’s mission is to explore and conduct a detailed survey of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is aiming to launch ESA’s Hera mission next week.

The launch is currently set for 10:52 a.m. on Oct. 7.

Read: NASA selects SpaceX to develop spacecraft to deorbit International Space Station

SpaceX is also planning to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station at the end of the month.

SpaceX is also working with the FAA to figure out an anomaly that happened during its Crew-9 launch last week.

Watch: ULA launches Vulcan rocket on 2nd test flight from Space Coast

United Launch Alliance also successfully launched its Vulcan rocket Friday morning from Florida’s Space Coast.

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