KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, USA - 14 October 2024 - A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Co

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, USA - 14 October 2024 - A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to flyby Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these 'gravity assists' Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity needed to reach Jupiter by April 2030 - Photo: Geopix/NASA/SpaceX

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Location: Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
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