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Life On Europa

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space-exploration2 years ago

Send Your Name to Jupiter's Moon on NASA's 'Message in a Bottle' Spacecraft

NASA is inviting the public to submit their names for engraving on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will be sent on a mission to Jupiter. The spacecraft will investigate whether Europa's ocean beneath its icy crust can support life. The mission is set to launch in 2024 and aims to reach Jupiter orbit in 2030. Along with the names, a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón titled 'In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa' will also be engraved on the spacecraft. This initiative follows NASA's previous efforts to send messages from Earth to space aboard its Voyager spacecraft in the 1970s.

space-exploration2 years ago

"Send Your Name to Space: NASA Offers Microchip Engraving Opportunity"

NASA is inviting people to submit their names to be included on a microchip that will be sent to Jupiter's moon Europa aboard the Europa Clipper spacecraft in 2024. Europa is believed to have the potential to support life due to its liquid ocean beneath the icy surface. The spacecraft will also carry a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. The deadline for name submissions is December 31, 2023.

space2 years ago

Europa Clipper: Countdown to Launch

The Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch in October 2024, is nearing completion as it prepares to embark on a mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa, and search for signs of life. The $5 billion mission will involve sailing past Europa nearly 50 times, coming as close as 16 miles from its surface, equipped with a suite of nine instruments to study the moon's icy crust and potential subsurface oceans. Despite facing staffing issues, political battles over launch vehicles, and delays due to the pandemic, the mission is on track and undergoing final testing before shipment to the launch site in Florida.