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Live From the Clean Room - Building Europa Clipper
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ORBITER-FORUM will be temporarily closed at 2026-07-23 18:00 UTC while we complete some OF maintenance tasks. The amount of downtime is expected to take up to one hour, but probably less.
Updates Mission to a Hidden Ocean: The Europa Clipper
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uh oh...
arstechnica.com
"The issue with the transistors came to light in May when the mission team was advised that similar parts were failing at lower radiation doses than expected,"
Ars reached out to several experts familiar with the Clipper mission to gauge the likelihood that it would make the October launch window, and opinions were mixed. The consensus view was between a 40 to 60 percent chance of becoming comfortable enough with the issue to launch this fall. If NASA engineers cannot become confident with the existing setup, the transistors would need to be replaced.
The Clipper mission has launch opportunities in 2025 and 2026, but these could lead to additional delays. This is due to the need for multiple gravitational assists. The 2024 launch follows a "MEGA" trajectory, including a Mars flyby in 2025 and an Earth flyby in late 2026—Mars-Earth Gravitational Assist. If Clipper launches a year late, it would necessitate a second Earth flyby. A launch in 2026 would revert to a MEGA trajectory. Ars has asked NASA for timelines of launches in 2025 and 2026 and will update if they provide this information.
NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
"What keeps me awake right now is the uncertainty."
arstechnica.com
"The issue with the transistors came to light in May when the mission team was advised that similar parts were failing at lower radiation doses than expected,"
Ars reached out to several experts familiar with the Clipper mission to gauge the likelihood that it would make the October launch window, and opinions were mixed. The consensus view was between a 40 to 60 percent chance of becoming comfortable enough with the issue to launch this fall. If NASA engineers cannot become confident with the existing setup, the transistors would need to be replaced.
The Clipper mission has launch opportunities in 2025 and 2026, but these could lead to additional delays. This is due to the need for multiple gravitational assists. The 2024 launch follows a "MEGA" trajectory, including a Mars flyby in 2025 and an Earth flyby in late 2026—Mars-Earth Gravitational Assist. If Clipper launches a year late, it would necessitate a second Earth flyby. A launch in 2026 would revert to a MEGA trajectory. Ars has asked NASA for timelines of launches in 2025 and 2026 and will update if they provide this information.
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On for tomorrow:
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NASA live stream for launch
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T0, liftoff!
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Side core separation!
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Core separation and 2º stage ignition!
Fairing separation!
Fairing separation!
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In parking orbit! Now coasting to the injection point.
Thunder Chicken
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Are the recovering the boosters? Looks like the core is not being recovered.
EDIT: Apparently needed the dV, so no recovery of core or boosters:
www.nasaspaceflight.com
EDIT: Apparently needed the dV, so no recovery of core or boosters:
LIVE: NASA, SpaceX launched historic Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter - NASASpaceFlight.com
NASA and SpaceX launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa atop a…
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Injection coming up!
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Shutdown!
Spacecraft separation next.
Spacecraft separation next.
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Spacecraft separation!!!
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AOS!!!
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Telemetry being processed!!!
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According to NASA trajectory its 139 days from now until EGA 12/03/2026... I'm sure there will be news as it gets closer... Would be cool if someone like SatTrackCam could get a pic of it going by... ***
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