PIA22773: Europa Clipper Antenna Prototype


Europa Clipper Antenna Prototype

Caption:

A full-scale prototype of the high-gain antenna on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is undergoing testing in the Experimental Test Range at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Europa Clipper is expected to launch on a mission to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa in the 2020s.

Background Info:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Europa mission for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

For more information about NASA's Europa mission, visit: http://http://www.nasa.gov/europa .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Europa
System Jupiter
Target Type Satellite
Mission Europa Clipper
Instrument Host Europa Clipper
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2019-04-01
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/Langley
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22773
Identifier PIA22773