The JUICE space mission, led by the European Space Agency, could not start today. The launch will be broadcast live by the European Space Agency.
The Solar System’s largest planet Jupiter and its moons have been observed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft since 2016. Launched in 2011 and entered Jupiter orbit in 2016 Junomanaged to send impressive images of the giant planet and its moons.
But soon, Juno will have another man-made satellite companion around Jupiter. The European Space Agency has long-planned ‘JUICE‘space mission Thursday, April 13 at 15.15 will start.
You can follow the JUICE mission live at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD9n9HLwswQ
UPDATE: Launch delayed
The European Space Agency announced that there will be no launch today due to the ‘lightning hazard’ experienced during the countdown to the launch. A new launch date has not yet been determined.
What is the JUICE mission?
The JUICE spacecraft, which stands for “Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer”, was developed by the aerospace giant Airbus. JUICE mission, by the USA, Japan and Israel along with 13 European countries will be carried out jointly.
The JUICE mission was actually a mission that had been planned for 11 years. Although the course of the mission was adversely affected by the COVID19 pandemic, the start date has now arrived. Spacecraft, with the Ariane 5 rocket will be transported into space and embark on a long 8-year journey to Jupiter.
The JUICE mission will be part of the European Space Agency’s “Cosmic Vision” programme. One billion euros allocated The objectives of the mission program were shared as follows:
- Learning how planets formed
- Learning how the Solar System works
- Exploring the fundamental laws of physics in the universe
- To learn how the present universe came into being and what it is made of
The JUICE mission will seek an answer to the first and last of these questions. Moreover, during his journey to Jupiter, he will not only focus on Jupiter. He will also visit four different planets and moons on this journey.
The JUICE spacecraft will also have to endure extremely extreme conditions throughout its journey. Spacecraft, From 250 degrees to -230 degrees will be exposed to high temperatures.
The spacecraft will carry out many of its observations of Jupiter and its surroundings, as developed by France and Italy.Moons and Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer” will benefit from the equipment. The equipment will allow us to learn the physico-chemical compositions of the Jupiter moons and provide details about the ice and water layers on the moons.
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