Blastoff! SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches Europa Clipper to Jupiter's ocean moon

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA's Europa Clipper from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida.on Oct. 14, 2024 at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 GMT).
Credit: NASA

[@hawkeyeten2450]

What a week it's been for SpaceX. First a successful Starship test flight, now one of the most potentially groundbreaking scientific probes in recent memory has been launched by FH.

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

SpaceX is outclassing NASA by miles these days! Hell, the currently underway NASA mission is using SpaceX rockets to achieve their objective! 😂

[@treycash8876]

​@@drkushajagadeesh6347How does spacex outclass NASA? As far as i know NASA doesn't build rockets.

[@AmbientMorality]

@@treycash8876 They built SLS because there weren't viable commercial options at the time. But yeah, NASA is not a launch services provider and would not mind getting out of that entirely if there is a good commercial market. And SpaceX does not do space science and exploration, so they aren't comparable at all.

[@andyguyuk1]

Bring us back something from the gift shop , glass from the ocean, some ice cubes, Alien life etc, what ever

[@pixsilvb9638]

SpaceX October world’s aerospace dominance: 1. Dragon capsule rescue ISS Astronauts mission 2. Starship booster return & tower catch 3. Europa Clipper Jupiter mission 🚀🌓💫

[@SailaSobriquet]

Wow! This has been an exemplary few days for SpaceX! First, breaking HUGE ground, with the Starship booster return and catch, and Starship's excellent test flight, landing on target, and now a Falcon Heavy launch giving Europa Clipper a fantastic send-off. Congratulations, Elon and SpceX! Out-effin'-STANDing! Keep up the excellent work!

[@kentbrocks5353]

Kudos SpaceX, NASA, and Teams 🚀

[@YevinM-rn7mp]

I was born in 75 and I have always been obsessed with space. I’ve seen some amazing and heart breaking events in space travel history. But I never thought I would see what Space X has done in my lifetime. Keep up the great work Space X. I have fallen in love with space all over again. ❤

[@RaspySquares]

SpaceX be like: "Hey NASA, let me open that jar of pickles for ya"

[@Pintuuuxo]

The Falcon Heavy is still so very beautiful!!! 🚀

[@NoBull_3d]

SpaceX is killing it. Super heavy catch, successful starship 5 test, rescuing NASA astronauts from the morons at Boeing and now this. Such an exciting time to be alive.

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

Congratulations, NASA. And fantastic work getting the job done, SpaceX!

[@jaysonpida5379]

As a 'student' SpaceX stood on the shoulders of NASA....but (imo) at this point the student has outgrown the teacher...as it should be.

[@antypanag1]

SpaceX rocks !

[@cuchhiman3272]

SpaceX on fire 🔥

[@弘历爱新觉罗]

Sooo proud of SpaceX🎉Starship and Falcon Heavy will make human landing on Mars soonly🇺🇸🇺🇸 US always leads mankind

[@christopherwiles9097]

Amazing pictures so clear.

[@mishanya1162]

Next time we'll hear about this Europa Clipper in feb 2025, then dec 2026. And after than only in 2030, when it reaches Jupiters Europa

[@Tessarract]

Bye Clipper! Safe travels.

[@AinzWoolGown]

Extra terrestrial skinny dipping

[@AngelaPeresCardoso]

Sensacional.

[@Leo_Henry]

Thus, our journey begins. 🌌 The Europa Clipper is set to enter Jupiter's orbit in 2030, embarking on a six-year odyssey across 1.8 billion miles. 🚀 As we ponder this monumental endeavor, we can't help but feel the weight of our emotions. What will we be doing in that moment, and how will we be living our lives? 🌠

[@jaredray7034]

Godspeed Clipper!

[@michael200kg]

Stop, where side boosters landing?

[@Liam-pv7ti]

They said that none of the boosters will be recovered on this mission

[@елена-н2г7э]

Илон, я не в восторге от Европы. Мы не всегда можем рассчитывать на неё как на союзника. Иногда мне кажется, что европейцы не всегда откровенно говорят о своих планах, и это вызывает у меня внутренний протест. Возможно, освоение космоса поможет им стать более искренними и открытыми. Поживём - увидим, как будут развиваться события. Желаю только положительных результатов в наших космических начинаниях.

[@pabloperezfernandez5877]

Hola soy Elon desde la cuenta de KZbin de mi primo. Tranquilo, los europeos son buena gente, lo que pasa es que son tímidos.

[@joshuabradford86888]

Watch for that glass ceiling Elon!!!

[@josejesusamayz2495]

Como que montaron cámaras nuevas en la seguda etapa se veia mas bonito todo..

[@dirkpitt5468]

What is the parking orbit height? How fast is it going? What does the orbit look like? Will you use the Holman maneuver to raise the orbit? Pretty pictures, but zero real info.

[@rnkim2564]

no kidding... most "news" made for the ooh ahh pretty pictures masses😢

[@NoBull_3d]

That information would go over the heads of 99% of viewers.

[@alanmarlin2529]

No return of the boosters?

[@matthewwelch1537]

I think the dude said there wasn’t enough fuel for the mission and also the return

[@Pintuuuxo]

Hi Alan, they were all expendables. 🙁

[@robertopusceddu4446]

Let's go 🌔

[@robertopusceddu4446]

Europa Planet 🌔

[@Vasanthi1967]

From India 🎉

[@JulianaIMiranda]

Ju Ju Ju vem a mim....Ju Ju Ju tô chegando 😘🫶🙋‍♀️🇧🇷☀️🫂♾️🕊️

[@robertopusceddu4446]

to the conquest Planet sistema🌔

[@joshuabradford86888]

So the 2 worst hurricanes ever to hit Florida happened less then a week ago, but hey guys we need to launch a rocket to a moon of Jupiter's! We got a schedule fellas😂😂😅😂😂fanboys eat this crap up!!!

[@matthewwelch1537]

Need to find a new home in the stars

[@OneLeggedDiver]

Why should the hurricanes from last week stop them from launching?

[@antoanburke8487]

Wtf does a hurricane that passed have to do with this? You think nobody is working because a hurricane happened less than a week ago? You think NASA is FEMA or something?

[@indeedinteresting2156]

Everyone faces different battles. Suck it up.

[@GotoHere]

Thank you Elon Musk for making this happen. Trump Musk 2024.

[@Pintuuuxo]

The telemetry was not included because of NASA's bad influence. Normally SpaceX show us it all. Stay back in the past, NASA. 👎☹

[@stavivanackerson6563]

So y'all let ELON put yer worthless space craft into space but ELON can't go rescue the people stuck at the International Space Station?

[@hunterkudo9832]

The rescue ship is already docked to the space station. There are other reasons why NASA has delayed their return until 2025.

[@brandonlittle6444]

Nice hearing a male presenter..

[@orjeetghrajshingbade-d3d]

Lee Dorothy White Anna Hall Nancy

[@MarkFuentes-r1b]

Omg people still believe this shit...

[@PrimeRibb69]

All these worlds are yours except for Europa. Attempt no landing.

[@weatherlou]

Use them together… Use them in peace…

[@lorentzinvariant7348]

But they went anyway…. 2061 odyssey three.

[@Bill-rm5lm]

What’s the carbon footprint of that rocket?

[@stavivanackerson6563]

Probably the same as your mouth....

[@indeedinteresting2156]

Not as much as Taylor Swift's annual.

[@gundarvarr1024]

Just another day at work they said. God knows what will they do for the next 6 days.