Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Up until a few days ago, the Europa Clipper mission was scheduled to liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy on October 10th, only two days away. This mission has been years in the making with the satellite costing around $5.2 billion in total and taking around a decade to create.
With this in mind, NASA along with SpaceX obviously aren’t willing to take any risks regarding the launch of such an important payload. They also have a valid reason, as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall sometime tomorrow and pass right over Cape Canaveral.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/the-falcon-heavy-europa-clipper-mission-has-officially-been-delayed
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Hurricane Delay
3:39 - A Hight Stakes Mission
Up until a few days ago, the Europa Clipper mission was scheduled to liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy on October 10th, only two days away. This mission has been years in the making with the satellite costing around $5.2 billion in total and taking around a decade to create.
With this in mind, NASA along with SpaceX obviously aren’t willing to take any risks regarding the launch of such an important payload. They also have a valid reason, as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall sometime tomorrow and pass right over Cape Canaveral.
Full article here - thespacebucket.com/the-falcon-heavy-europa-clipper-mission-has-officially-been-delayed
For more space-related content check out - thespacebucket.com
Credit:
SpaceX - youtube.com/c/SpaceX
NASA - youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Hurricane Delay
3:39 - A Hight Stakes Mission
