LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 15 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Racing against a backdrop of a bright blue sky in the midday Sun, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft climbed into the sky atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Oct. 14. Lifting off at 12:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Europa Clipper's successful launch marks the first step in the mission's 5.5-year journey to  more PR

PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 -- The Planetary Society issued the following agency statement on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * The Planetary Society, the world's largest independent space interest organization, issued the following statement celebrating the launch of NASA's Europa Clipper mission. Today, we celebrate the launch of a mission that can help answer one of humanity's greatest questions: could life exist beyond Earth? NASA's Europa Clipper has successfully launched, beginning its journey to  more PR