Europe’s first mission to Jupiter poised for launch from South America

The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, spacecraft is buttoned up for launch inside the payload fairing of an Ariane 5 rocket. The illustration on the Ariane 5 payload fairing was the winning submission in a children’s art competition, drawn by eight-year-old Yaryna  from Ukraine. Credit:ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut The European Space Agency’s $1.7 …

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