{"id":64362,"date":"2024-10-07T08:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7c376312-b27d-4108-b703-8b9c5a535fc8"},"modified":"2024-10-07T08:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:39:45","slug":"nasas-europa-clipper-launch-delayed-as-hurricane-milton-expected-to-hit-the-eastern-space-coast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/nasas-europa-clipper-launch-delayed-as-hurricane-milton-expected-to-hit-the-eastern-space-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA’s Europa Clipper launch delayed as Hurricane Milton expected to hit the eastern Space Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

The launch of Europa Clipper will see a new chapter in the exploration of this icy moon. <\/p>

By Ezzy Pearson\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 07 October 2024 at 08:04 AM<\/p>

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NASA has announced it will delay the launch of its Europa Clipper mission this week, due to “anticipated hurricane conditions in the area.”<\/p>

Hurricane Milton is expected to head from the Gulf of Mexico and hit the so-called eastern Space Coast this week.<\/p>

High winds and heavy rain are expected in the Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island regions.<\/p>

NASA had previously announced it would target 12 :31 EDT (16:31 UTC) this Thursday October 10, 2024, for the launch of its Europa Clipper mission<\/a> to the Jupiter system.<\/p>

Europa Clipper will launch from on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but for now is remaining in the hanger until the storm passes.<\/p>