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ESA launches JUICE to Jupiter’s icy moons atop Ariane 5

ESA launches JUICE to Jupiter’s icy moons atop Ariane 5

Published by NASASpaceflight on 04/13/2023

European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace teams have conducted the launch of the historic Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission to the three largest icy moons of Jupiter — Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. The launch, dubbed Flight VA260, is the first of two Ariane 5 missions of 2023 and the penultimate flight of the Ariane 5 rocket, lofting JUICE on a trajectory that will result in a summer 2031 arrival and orbit insertion at the Jovian system.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
1 year ago

Lets see if Arthur C.Clark was in fact right about life on Europa.?
Here is to 2001.