BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — NASA officials shared new details Tuesday about a mission to study one of Jupiter’s moons.
▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center with the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission.
The NASA Europa Clipper spacecraft plans to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa for signs of life.
Read: NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
Those working on the project say it has been a long project and an ambitious mission.
The launch period for the Europa Clipper opens Oct. 10.
Read: NASA selects SpaceX to develop spacecraft to deorbit International Space Station
Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
©2024 Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/ZU6GOTGJQ5DKTIDBSRXBZMBVBA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/ARYLP4CE6JAEDKNQYWEMFTQEXE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/PR5S7P7AOVG65HSZWO44XMOYIY.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/QTARYJTUENBV3LONWJLT4IMMCY.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/GSVYIGGNNJBQJLVIIVGTJD52KY.jpeg)