.On Aug. 21, 2024, developers as well as service technicians set up and also tested NASA's Europa Clipper gigantic solar collections. Each array gauges regarding 46.5 feet (14.2 gauges) long and approximately 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) higher.Europa Clipper is booked to release Oct. 10, 2024, on the first goal to carry out a detailed science examination of Jupiter's moon Europa. Researchers forecast Europa has a salted sea underneath its icy crust that can hold the building blocks needed to sustain lifestyle.Discover exactly how this spacecraft's solar energy arrays will power flybys.Photo credit scores: NASA/Frank Michaux.