Europa Clipper Mission Countdown: Preview to Launch

NASA will host a news conference at 8am PDT / 11am EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. Targeting an Oct. 10 launch, Europa Clipper aims to determine whether Jupiter’s moon Europa potentially has the ingredients necessary for life. Participants in the news conference include: - Gina DiBraccio, acting director, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters - Jordan Evans, project manager, Europa Clipper, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Armando Piloto, senior mission manager, NASA’s Launch Services Program - Stuart Hill, propulsion module delivery manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - Bonnie Buratti, deputy project scientist, Europa Clipper, JPL For more information on the mission, go to: