NASA's Europa Clipper will conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is being planned for launch in the 2020s. But it is not sure that the Falcon Heavy rocket will have the necessary certifications when launching the probe. I zde se situace ohledně nosné rakety v poslední době poměrně zajímavě vyvíjí. SpaceX’s heavy launcher, Falcon Heavy, should also be able to embark the Europa Clipper space probe at low cost. Enlarge / A full-scale prototype of the high-gain antenna on NASAs Europa Clipper spacecraft. Jde o meziplanetární sondu Europa Clipper určenou k průzkumu Jupiterova měsíce Europa. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter as frequently as every two weeks, providing many opportunities for close flybys of Europa. The Clipper team has attempted to work around this problem by still considering the possibility that they'll be switched to ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket or SpaceX's Falcon Heavy … Sonda Europa Clipper. NASA 131 with 49 posters participating The US House of …

Europa Clipper is a very important mission for NASA. A congressman’s loss clouds the future of two demanding missions to Europa During a recent update, Clipper planners revealed they are looking at Falcon Heavy. Eric Berger - … O dalším možném nákladu pro Falcon Heavy jsme vás informovali loni v listopadu. Congress may allow NASA to launch Europa Clipper on a Falcon Heavy New budget also offers some hope for Human Landing System. The nominal Europa Clipper would perform 45 flybys of Europa at altitudes varying from 1700 miles to 16 miles (2700 kilometres to 25 kilometres) above the surface. A Falcon Heavy would also save NASA at least $1-2 billion, while it would directly save the Europa Clipper program the ~$250 million it would otherwise need to spend to store the spacecraft while waiting years for an SLS rocket.