Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Mission Launch | European Space Agency FriendsofNASA.org: The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission (JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer) was launched by an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on April 14, 2023, at 12:14 UTC (09:14 local time). Video Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Arianespace Acknowledgment: SciNews Duration: 4 minutes, 35 seconds Release Date: April 14, 2023 #NASA #ESA #Space #A

We are going to Jupiter‼️🚀🧃 Our Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 14:14 CEST on 14 April 2023. The successful launch marks the beginning of an ambitious voyage to uncover the secrets of the ocean worlds around giant planet Jupiter. Following launch and separation from the rocket, our European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, confirmed acquisition of signal via the New Norcia ground station in Australia

JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer), led by the European Space Agency (ESA), is off to explore Jupiter and its three giant icy moons: Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. 🛰️ Its mission? To find out if these moons have hidden oceans under their icy surfaces and if they could support life. 🌌 Launched on April 14, 2023, from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, JUICE hitched a ride on an Ariane 5 rocket. 🚀 Using gravity assists from Earth, the Moon, and Venus, it’s now on its way to Jupiter, expe