NASA sets Europa Clipper launch date, despite Jupiter’s radiation concerns

Following a series of tests to determine the Europa Clipper's ability to withstand radiation, NASA has finally approved a launch date: October 10. Though an exact launch day has yet to be confirmed, the agency says it will open up launch options from that day forward.

The most recent tests the Clipper spacecraft has run through suggest that the craft is more than capable of supporting the mission’s baseline objective and that its transistors should be able to resist the radiation around Jupiter’s moon.