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NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa - Bangkok Post

NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa - Bangkok Post

NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa - Bangkok Post
Jul 24, 2021 30 secs

The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the total contract worth $178 million.

The mission was previously supposed to take off on NASA's own Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns, with critics calling it a "jobs program" for the state of Alabama where much of the development work is taking place.

While SLS isn't yet operational, Falcon Heavy has deployed on both commercial and government missions since its maiden flight in 2018 when it carried Musk's own Tesla Roadster into space.

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