🎤Earlier today, more than 300 NASA employees had the opportunity to hear from Europa Clipper’s project scientist Dr. Robert Pappalardo in person and virtually. Dr. Pappalardo spoke to employees about the science behind exploring Jupiter's moon Europa, and how it could be the

NASA has added 3⃣ companies to provide launch services under the VADR (Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract! LSP is facilitating new options for payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. Read the latest ⏩ go.nasa.gov/4dVas5m

ESCAPADE has been unboxed and the twin spacecraft are currently going through checks and tests at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility. NASA, Rocket Lab, & @UCBSSL are working together to make sure ESCAPADE is fully prepared for launch and their 11 month journey to Mars!

What do we know about the asteroids & comets in Earth's neighborhood? NASA's on the hunt! #PlanetaryDefense – which includes finding, tracking & characterizing near-Earth objects – is part of our mission. Here's what we've found: science.nasa.gov/science-resear…

With its solar arrays deployed, NASA Europa Clipper spans more than 100 feet – about the length of a basketball court! Technicians recently aligned, installed, and then extended the second set of solar arrays. 🛰️ Take a tour of the Europa Clipper spacecraft: europa.nasa.gov/spacecraft/mee…

Celebrate #WomensEqualityDay with us by learning more about some of the women who worked tirelessly for women’s rights at NASA – and inspired others to do the same here and elsewhere.

Join us next Wednesday, August 28th for Jonathan Kessluk's seminar: A breakdown of NASA’s Launch Services Program and working at NASA ucf.zoom.us/j/96665967229?… ZOOM MEETING Meeting ID: 966 6596 7229 Passcode: 432267 #Seminar #NASA #FSI

🚀 Let us take you on an ESCAPADE! 🎵 NASA & Blue Origin are targeting NET Oct. 13 for the launch of the ESCAPADE mission to study Mars’ magnetosphere. The first launch of the #NewGlenn rocket will lift off from SLC 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Let’s GO!

Media can apply to cover launch of ESCAPADE! The Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers will investigate Mars' magnetosphere. Launch is targeted for NET Oct. 13 on the first flight of @BlueOrigin’s New Glenn from Florida. Details here⏩ go.nasa.gov/3MjIqEX

🛰 NASA Europa Clipper has been fitted with one of the largest solar arrays to navigate our solar system, spanning more than 100 feet when fully deployed! Technicians installed one side at a time inside the clean room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.

24 Hours ⏩ 2 Minutes! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the assembly of NASA Europa Clipper! One of the main objectives during this time period was to install & test the spacecraft’s massive solar arrays, which are needed to travel the 1.8 BILLION-mile journey to meet up with Jupiter.

🌊Don’t worry, beach happy! Celebrating National Beach Day today – especially FL beaches, from Cocoa Beach to Clearwater Beach! The holiday is meant to raise awareness about the beauty of beaches and the importance of keeping them clean and safe. 🏖️Sea you at the beach!

National Matchmaker Day? That's right up our alley! LSP has been playing Cupid since 1998, mating spacecraft to launch vehicles! 🛰️🚀 We're hard launching our latest perfect match this October - Europa Clipper & SpaceX Falcon Heavy! 💞

Happy #LaborDay! 🇺🇸 A huge shoutout to our incredible LSP crew, stationed all over the USA - from Florida to California, with Alabama, Colorado, and Arizona in between! Your hard work has led us to the successful launch of over 100 missions! Grateful for your dedication! 🚀

Picture this: what might exist below Europa's surface? If you know creative kids, encourage them to submit to our new art challenge. Entries submitted by Sept. 30 may be featured online or during the launch broadcast in October! Get the full picture: go.nasa.gov/ArtChallenge

🛰️ Meet the #EuropaClipper Team! 🚀 Kristina Hopf - Contracting Officer

🛰 Media can now apply to cover the launch of Europa Clipper! The mission to Jupiter’s icy moon is targeted to launch NET Oct. 10 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from LC 39A from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ℹ️ go.nasa.gov/47bSyJi

Nature & technology coexist on #NationalWildlifeDay! Common in Mexico and Cuba, the winds of Hurricane Idalia in 2023 relocated some American Flamingos to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy shares a home with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and more than 310 species of birds!

🌟 The NASA Administrator joined us in Florida last week to take a peak at NASA Europa Clipper! Bill Nelson visited the spacecraft (the largest NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission!) inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

📣Calling all influencers! Here’s a chance to have an out of this world experience and take your followers along. The application process is open to attend the launch of NASA’s NASA Europa Clipper mission in October. The deadline to apply is September 9: go.nasa.gov/4g8dwgl