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Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer - European Space Agency

May 18 , 2021 1046 days 768 0
  • The Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer of the European Space Agency recently entered into a critical sequence of tests.
  • It is called JUICE.
  • It is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by European Space Agency.
  • It is under its development phase.
  • The main contractor of the mission is Airbus Defence and Space.
  • The JUICE Mission will study three Galilean Moon of Jupiter.
  • They are Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
  • All these three moons have significant amount of water beneath their surfaces.
  • The spacecraft is to be launched in June 2022.
  • It will reach Jupiter in October 2029.
  • It will reach Jupiter after five gravity assists.
  • Gravity Assists is the use of the gravity of other planet or astronomical object to increase speed of a spacecraft or to alter its path.
  • This is done to save the propellant and reduce expenses.

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