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Nearly 200 NASA scientists and engineers discuss in Puerto Rico a mission to explore Jupiter’s moon

Experts on the Europa Clipper project, which is set to launch a space probe in October 2024, shared details of the project with a group of University of Puerto Rico student observers

November 12, 2023 - 4:09 PM

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Robert Pappalardo, science director of NASA's Europa Clipper mission, in front of the mission monolith created by the Puerto Rico Astronomy Society team. (Carlos Rivera Giusti)

By Valeria María Torres Nieves

Periodista de Noticiasvaleria.torres@gfrmedia.com

Nearly 200 scientists and engineers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) who are part of the Europa Clipper mission team met this week in Puerto Rico, almost a year before the launch of a space probe that will explore Jupiter´s icy moon to determine the moon´s composition, geology, and whether it could support life.