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    ABHEBEN! Die NASA schließt erfolgreich den Start des Europa Clipper vom Kennedy Space Center in Richtung Jupiter auf einer 5,5-jährigen und 1,8 Milliarden Meilen langen Reise ab, um auf dem eisigen Mond Europa nach Lebenszeichen zu suchen


    ABHEBEN! Die NASA schließt erfolgreich den Start des Europa Clipper vom Kennedy Space Center in Richtung Jupiter auf einer 5,5-jährigen und 1,8 Milliarden Meilen langen Reise ab, um auf dem eisigen Mond Europa nach Lebenszeichen zu suchen

    https://x.com/NASAKennedy/status/1845860335154086212

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    2. itsjustaride24 on

      Let’s GO!!! Watching live I’m thrilled they are FINALLY going to Europa.

    3. Adeldor on

      At risk of being persnickety, SpaceX launched the probe, and at this time it cannot yet be declared successful until SES-2, SECO-2, and probe separation.

      Yes, I’m fun at parties.

    4. ZiggyPalffyLA on

      This makes me so happy! I got to see Europa Clipper up close and personal while they were building it at JPL so I felt a special connection to this launch and had a lot of anxiety about it going well. So glad everything seems to have gone smoothly (so far). Safe travels, Europa Clipper!

    5. fd6270 on

      Friendly reminder that this was originally supposed to launch on SLS, but NASA was ultimately and thankfully able to re-bid this launch contract to a launch provider that could actually get the thing into space.

    6. quickblur on

      That’s so cool! Really excited to see so many interesting missions lately.

    7. DarthPineapple5 on

      Super excited for this mission but its a bummer we won’t be getting data back until the 2030’s.

    8. Andromeda321 on

      Astronomer here! Pretty excited as I have a new colleague who’s one of the instrument PIs for Europa Clipper! Sounds like it was a bit nerve wracking with the hurricane last week, but they can breathe easy now. 🙂

      I have to say though, I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t have the patience to be this kind of scientist. They started planning this thing before her grade-school son was born, and it won’t arrive until he’s old enough to drive…

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