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