From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article <7a9063b4-d1c6-4f3b-a2c4-76d7dbcf1727n@googlegroups.com>,   
   dumpster4@hotmail.com says...   
   >   
   > SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter's moon Europa:   
   >   
   > "Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch   
   > services contract for NASA's first mission focusing on Jupiter's icy moon   
   Europa   
   > and whether it may host conditions suitable for life, the space agency said   
   on   
   > Friday.   
   >   
   > The Europa Clipper mission is due for blastoff in October 2024 on a Falcon   
   Heavy   
   > rocket owned by Musk's company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, from   
   > NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said in a statement posted   
   online.   
   >   
   > The contract marked NASA's latest vote of confidence in the Hawthorne,   
   > California-based company, which has carried several cargo payloads and   
   > astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in recent years."   
   >   
   > See:   
   >   
   > https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/spacex-lands-nasa-la   
   nch-contract-mission-jupiters-moon-europa-2021-07-24/   
      
   This was a logical decision to make.  SLS is going to be very busy with   
   Artemis missions and there was some issue with launching it on SLS that   
   I can't seem to remember right now (need more coffee).   
      
   Jeff   
      
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