*Europa Clipper will use hardware used for communicating with Earth for its gravity/radio science investigations.
Europa Clipper’s instruments and other spacecraft hardware are developed at contractor facilities across the United States and Europe.
Europa Clipper’s instruments and other spacecraft hardware arrive at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Europa Clipper’s instruments and other spacecraft hardware are attached to the spacecraft.
Tests are conducted to demonstrate that the Europa Clipper spacecraft can survive the environments it will experience in flight.
After environmental tests, the Europa Clipper spacecraft undergoes a thorough checkout and is shipped to the launch site.
The Europa Clipper spacecraft, including its instruments, is ready to launch!