Space

Testing Europa Dog clipper's Solar Arrays

.On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers as well as service technicians deployed and assessed NASA's Europa Dog clipper giant photovoltaic collections. Each variety measures concerning 46.5 feets (14.2 meters) long as well as approximately 13.5 feets (4.1 meters) higher.Europa Clipper is actually scheduled to launch Oct. 10, 2024, on the first mission to conduct a thorough science examination of Jupiter's moon Europa. Researchers forecast Europa possesses a salty ocean beneath its icy crusting that might carry the building blocks essential to preserve life.Know just how this space probe's sun collections will power flybys.Picture credit: NASA/Frank Michaux.