{"id":602663,"date":"2021-07-26T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602663"},"modified":"2021-07-26T12:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:06:55","slug":"nasa-gives-spacex-178-million-to-launch-jupiter-moon-expedition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-gives-spacex-178-million-to-launch-jupiter-moon-expedition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Gives SpaceX $178 Million To Launch Jupiter Moon Expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-gives-spacex-178-million-to-launch-jupiter-moon-expedition-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1142090017-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>NASA tapped SpaceX to study whether Europa \u2014 a moon of Jupiter \u2014 has conditions that could potentially support life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to NASA\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasa-awards-launch-services-contract-for-the-europa-clipper-mission\"><span>Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>, the mission will mark the first \u201cdetailed investigations\u201d of Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth\u2019s moon.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5555555555556\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NASA has selected Falcon Heavy to fly Europa Clipper! Launching in October 2024, this interplanetary mission will study whether Jupiter&#8217;s icy moon Europa could have conditions suitable for life. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJt7Natn7i\">https:\/\/t.co\/KJt7Natn7i<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sfcdrcKE77\">pic.twitter.com\/sfcdrcKE77<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1418667693016711170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>JPL explains:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><i><span>The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The total contract award amount for launch services is approximately $178 million.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed survey of Europa and use a sophisticated suite of science instruments to investigate whether the icy moon has conditions suitable for life. Key mission objectives are to produce high-resolution images of Europa\u2019s surface, determine its composition, look for signs of recent or ongoing geological activity, measure the thickness of the moon\u2019s icy shell, search for subsurface lakes, and determine the depth and salinity of Europa\u2019s ocean.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The 1989 Galileo mission <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/why-europa\/evidence-for-an-ocean\/\"><span>revealed<\/span><\/a><span> the possible presence of an ocean below Europa\u2019s surface:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><i><span>One of the most important measurements made by the Galileo mission showed how Jupiter\u2019s magnetic field was disrupted in the space around Europa. This measurement strongly implied that a special type of magnetic field is being created (induced) within Europa by a deep layer of some electrically conductive fluid beneath the surface. Based on Europa\u2019s icy composition, scientists think the most likely material to create this magnetic signature is a global ocean of salty water.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Europa Clipper will seek to confirm the presence of its ocean. For example, measurements of the amount of flexing due to the tides are one important indicator \u2014 if the ocean exists, the tides should deform the surface by about 30 m (100 feet); if the moon is frozen through, the tides should stretch the surface by only one meter (3 feet).&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/falcon-heavy\/\"><span>SpaceX<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 which is led by CEO Elon Musk \u2014 Falcon Heavy is \u201cthe most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two,\u201d as it can lift payloads of nearly 141,000 pounds into orbit. The vehicle\u2019s core booster and two side boosters contain a combined twenty-seven Merlin engines, which can generate more than five million pounds of thrust at takeoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In February 2018, SpaceX launched Musk\u2019s Tesla Roadster \u2014 which he had previously used to commute to work \u2014 into space during a Falcon Heavy test flight. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A0FZIwabctw\">Footage of the launch and subsequent landings<\/a> of the reusable rockets went viral on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>News of SpaceX\u2019s contract to launch NASA\u2019s Europa exploration is the latest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/virgin-galactics-rocket-launch-would-be-impossible-without-capitalism\"><span>development<\/span><\/a><span> in the rise of the private space industry. Earlier in July, Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin completed successful space tourism missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As The Daily Wire\u2019s Ian Haworth described on a recent episode of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/friday-july-23-2021\"><span>Morning Wire<\/span><\/a><span>, the rise of private space companies marks a \u201cchanging of the guard\u201d for space innovation away from government agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA tapped SpaceX to study whether Europa \u2014 a moon of Jupiter \u2014 has conditions that could potentially support life.According to NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the mission will mark the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-602663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}