Blast-off to Jupiter moons postponed for fear of lightning strikes
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#6ARPY)
European Space Agency pushes back launch of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer project for 24 hours
The European Space Agency has postponed its mission to Jupiter after weather forecasters flagged a risk of lightning strikes at its spaceport in French Guiana.
Mission controllers on Thursday scrapped the launch about 10 minutes before the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, spacecraft was due to blast off on an eight-year voyage to survey a trio of Jovian moons where life may once have gained a foothold.
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