NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa

The US space agency NASA has selected California-based SpaceX to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The mission called ‘Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to be launched in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The main objective of this mission will be to:

Conduct a detailed survey of Europa to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life, produce high-resolution images of Europa’s surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon’s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, determine the depth and salinity of Europa’s ocean.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• NASA administrator: Bill Nelson.
• Headquarters of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
• NASA Founded: 1 October 1958.
• SpaceX founder & CEO: Elon Musk.
• SpaceX Founded: 2002.
• SpaceX Headquarters: California, United States of America.

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