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NASA installs antenna on Europa spacecraft for hotline to Earth
short by Swati Dubey / on Thursday, 17 August, 2023
NASA has installed a massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna on Europa Clipper, launching in October 2024. A radio beam will be narrowly directed toward Earth as soon as the spacecraft reaches near Jupiter's moon Europa. The antenna, spanning 10 feet, would allow high-rate transmission of collected data to Earth. It's key for investigating Europa and its potential habitable ocean.
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