How does a spacecraft survive a wild rocket ride and harsh space conditions? By passing a series of tests here on Earth first. Preparing to launch in less than six months, @EuropaClipper recently endured shaking, chilling, airlessness, and more: go.nasa.gov/4cvGOnl
Remember to tune in live today at 12:30pm PT as we take you inside JPL's Space Simulator and chat about @EuropaClipper's recent testing. 👾 Twitch→ twitch.tv/nasa/schedule?… 🎥 YouTube↴ youtube.com/watch?v=Pnh_kW…
@NASAJPL @EuropaClipper Can’t wait to see this on top of @SpaceX Falcon Heavy
@NASAJPL @EuropaClipper Waiting half my life for this... thankyou @NASAJPL
@NASAJPL @EuropaClipper It takes a village or all of #teamHumanity to get this thing off the ground. 🙏
@NASAJPL @EuropaClipper Is there hope we find water?
@NASAJPL @EuropaClipper “airlessness”. okay. what happened to vacuum 😲