The launching vehicle that put it there was a special, four-stage version of the Army’s test rocket, the Jupiter-C. Its first stage, which contributed most of the push into space, was the ...

Using data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter's highly volcanic moon Io in late 2023 and again in ...

The Jupiter is now rated operational—four months ... thus can fly farther and more efficiently than a one-stage missile. Contact us at [email protected] ...

A NASA mission to explore a Jupiter moon believed to be one of ... The spacecraft was later able to successfully separate from the rocket's second stage as technicians worked to acquire a signal ...

The flight's initial stages went according to their ... Clipper will fly itself into one of Jupiter's rocky moons to ensure the spacecraft doesn't contaminate Europa. The launch was initially ...

Manuel Mazzanti / NurPhoto via Getty Images A falling SpaceX rocket stage burned through European skies, and some of its pieces crash-landed in Poland. Separately, a piece of a Blue Origin rocket ...

The probe's destination is Europa, a moon of Jupiter ... that set the stage for today's Red Planet flyby. The meticulously planned loop around Mars will allow the spacecraft to harness the ...

This maneuver is designed to adjust the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical phase in its 1.8-billion-mile (2.9-billion-kilometer) trek to the Jupiter system. However ...