Description
Added on the 14/04/2023 16:59:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe has successfully launched on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans. The rocket was launched from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana and its trajectory is "nominal", i.e. in line with what is expected, according to the teams on site.
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through the Solar System to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft lifted off on Friday, a day later than planned after the launch was postponed due to bad weather.
The European Space Agency has unveiled its latest probe, JUICE, which is set to explore Jupiter and three of its moons, where it will examine potential habitable zones under their icy crusts and, perhaps, establish whether or not they may contain life.
The launch of the last Ariane 5 mission leaves the European Space Agency (ESA) without its own launcher for the first time in over 40 years.
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
