In a competition swimming pool, engineers tested prototypes for a futuristic mission concept: a swarm of underwater robots that could look for signs of life on ocean worlds. When NASA’s Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiter’s moon Europa during 49 […]
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Europa, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, Ocean Worlds, Robotics, Space Technology Mission Directorate, Technology
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November 20, 2024
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