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NASA, SpaceX delay Europa Clipper launch to Jupiter to Oct. 14 amid post-hurricane checks


NASA has postponed the launch of its subsequent flagship mission to Jupiter by not less than one other day because the company and SpaceX conduct further checks to make sure the spacecraft is able to fly after Hurricane Milton battered its Florida launch website.

The mission, referred to as Europa Clipper, is now focused to launch to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa no sooner than Monday (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Pad 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Area Middle. The launch has been delayed since Oct. 10, first to Oct. 13 as Hurricane Milton approached Florida on Wednesday, and now one other day resulting from further checks within the storm’s wake.



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