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Elon Musk's SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa - Euronews

Elon Musk's SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa - Euronews

Elon Musk's SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa - Euronews
Jul 24, 2021 32 secs

Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million (€151 million) launch services contract for NASA's first mission focusing on Jupiter's icy moon Europa and whether it may host conditions suitable for life, the space agency said on Friday.

The Europa Clipper mission is due for blastoff in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket owned by Musk's company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said in a statement posted online.

The contract marked NASA's latest vote of confidence in the Hawthorne, California-based company, which has carried several cargo payloads and astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in recent years.

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