NASA will provide live coverage of pre-launch and launch activities for Europe Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is now targeting a launch no later than 12:06 p.m. EDT, Monday, October 14, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Far from Earth, Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most promising habitable environments in the solar system. After a journey of about 1.8 billion miles, Europa Clipper will enter orbit around Jupiter in April 2030, where the spacecraft will conduct a detailed survey of Europa to determine whether the icy world could have conditions suitable for life. Europa Clipper is the largest spacecraft ever developed by NASA for a planetary mission. It carries a suite of nine instruments along with a gravity experiment that will explore the ocean beneath Europa’s surface, which scientists believe contains twice the amount of liquid water as Earth’s oceans.
For an updated schedule of live events and the platforms they will be broadcast on, visit:
https://go.nasa.gov/europaclipperlive
NASA mission coverage is as follows (all times are Eastern Time and are subject to change based on real-time operations):
Sunday 13 October
8:30 a.m. – NASA’s Europa Clipper launch preview. Coverage will be broadcast NASA+. Learn how Watch NASA content Through a variety of platforms, including social media.
9:30 AM – NASA Europe Clipper science conference call with the following participants:
- Gina DiBraccio, acting director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters
- Robert Pappalardo, Europa Clipper project scientist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Haj Kurth, deputy project scientist for Europa Clipper, Applied Physics Laboratory
- Cynthia Phillips, Europa Clipper staff scientist, NASA JPL
Coverage of the scientific conference will be broadcast live on Agency website.
No later than 4:15 p.m. – Pre-launch conference call for NASA’s Europe Clipper after completion of launch readiness review. Please follow Europe Clipper Blog To get updates on time. Participants include:
- NASA Associate Administrator Jim Frey
- Sandra Connelly, deputy associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper Project Manager, NASA JPL
- Tim Dunn, senior launch manager for NASA’s Launch Services Program
- Juliana Schiemann, NASA Science Mission Director, SpaceX
- Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, US Space Force
Coverage of the pre-launch conference call will be broadcast live on Agency website.
Monday 14 October
11 a.m. – NASA launch coverage begins in English at NASA+.
11 a.m. – NASA’s Spanish-language launch coverage begins at NASA+, And NASA’s Spanish YouTube channel.
12:06 PM – Launch
NASA launch coverage
Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the website Agency website. Coverage will include links to the live stream and blog updates starting at 9:30 a.m. EST, October 13, as the countdown begins. On-demand streaming video and photos will be available shortly after liftoff.
Follow our countdown coverage on Europe Clipper Blog.
Attend the launch virtually
Members of the public can Score To attend this launch virtually. NASA Virtual guest program This mission also includes coordinated launch resources, notifications about relevant opportunities or changes, and a post-launch NASA virtual guest passport stamp.
Watch, share on social media
Let people know you’re following the mission on X, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #EuropaClipper and #NASASocial. You can also stay in touch by following and tagging these accounts:
tenth: @NASA, @Europa Clipper, @NASASolarSystem, @NASAJPL, @NASAKennedy, @NASA_LSP
Facebook: NASA, NASA Europa Clipper, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s Launch Services Program
Instagram: @NASA, @nasasolarsystem, @NASAKennedy, @NASAJPL
For more information about the mission, visit:
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