Space

Testing Europa Clipper's Solar Arrays

.On Aug. 21, 2024, designers and also service technicians set up and also examined NASA's Europa Clipper giant solar assortments. Each selection measures concerning 46.5 feets (14.2 gauges) long and also about 13.5 feets (4.1 meters) higher.Europa Dog clipper is set up to release Oct. 10, 2024, on the initial goal to perform a comprehensive scientific research examination of Jupiter's moon Europa. Researchers anticipate Europa has a salted sea underneath its own icy crust that could carry the building blocks necessary to maintain life.Learn just how this space capsule's sun varieties perseverance flybys.Picture credit rating: NASA/Frank Michaux.