{"id":111509,"date":"2024-10-07T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111509"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T12:04:11","slug":"spacex-nasa-stand-down-from-oct-10-europa-clipper-launch-due-to-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111509","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait a bit longer to see NASA&#8217;s Europa Clipper probe get off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The $5 billion <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europa-clipper-mission-explained\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europa-clipper-mission-explained\">Europa Clipper<\/a> mission had been scheduled to launch on Thursday (Oct. 10) atop a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a> Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), on Florida&#8217;s Atlantic Coast. But Hurricane Milton has nixed that plan.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday, Oct. 10, launch attempt of the agency&#8217;s Europa Clipper mission due to anticipated hurricane conditions in the area,&#8221; NASA officials wrote in an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/europaclipper\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/europaclipper\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">update on Sunday<\/a> (Oct. 6).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hurricane Milton is expected to move from the Gulf of Mexico this week, moving east to the Space Coast,&#8221; they added. &#8220;High winds and heavy rain are expected in the Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island regions on Florida&#8217;s east coast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Launch teams have secured the probe inside SpaceX&#8217;s hangar at KSC&#8217;s historic Launch Complex 39A. The rest of the NASA center has begun preparing for Hurricane Milton&#8217;s arrival as well, NASA officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The safety of launch team personnel is our highest priority, and all precautions will be taken to protect the Europa Clipper spacecraft,&#8221; Tim Dunn, senior launch director at NASA&#8217;s Launch Services Program, said in the update.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europa-clipper-mission-explained-nasa\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europa-clipper-mission-explained-nasa\"><strong>Why NASA&#8217;s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter&#8217;s icy moon is such a big deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Dv85k7E2dBnqGCFFxj3YFY\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Dv85k7E2dBnqGCFFxj3YFY slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to the newsletter for the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s too early to predict when Clipper will be able to fly, but the mission has a fair bit of time: Its launch window extends through Nov. 6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once we have the &#8216;all-clear&#8217; followed by facility assessment and any recovery actions, we will determine the next launch opportunity for this NASA flagship mission,&#8221; Dunn said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:600px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:55.83%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People in a clean room putting together a giant spacecraft.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-320-80.gif 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-480-80.gif 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-650-80.gif 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-970-80.gif 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-1024-80.gif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6-1200-80.gif 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6.gif\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SrLMGau6tGG7tTf9gS4BU6.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">NASA&#8217;s Europa Clipper spacecraft being assembled at the agency&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NASA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If all goes according to plan, Clipper will reach the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html\">Jupiter<\/a> system in 2030. The probe will orbit the gas giant but study <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15498-europa-sdcmp.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15498-europa-sdcmp.html\">Europa<\/a> \u2014 which is thought to harbor a huge ocean of liquid water beneath its icy shell \u2014 up close over dozens of flybys.<\/p>\n<p>Clipper will use its nine science instruments to characterize that ocean, helping to assess Europa&#8217;s potential to host life was we know it. The probe&#8217;s observations will also help scientists identify good potential landing sites for a life-hunting mission to Europa&#8217;s surface, which NASA aims to launch in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-nasa-europa-clipper-launch-delay-hurricane-milton\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait a bit longer to see NASA&#8217;s Europa Clipper probe get off the ground. 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