"Juice Mission Navigates Callisto Encounter in Virtual Reality Rehearsal"

The JUICE mission, set to reach Jupiter in 2031, recently simulated a flyby of Jupiter's moon Callisto using the spacecraft's engineering model at the European Space Operations Centre. The mission faces challenges due to time delays in communication with Earth, requiring the spacecraft to autonomously adjust its orientation to observe surface features during flybys. The upcoming Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist in August will provide the spacecraft with additional velocity as it prepares for its journey to Jupiter.