BREAKING: And we have lift off... Europe's first dedicated mission to Jupiter, has officially begun with Juice launching into space on an Ariane 5 rocket Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The boosters and the fairing on the Ariane 5 rocket have successfully separated. He explains that this means the rocket has"crossed the limits of the atmosphere" and Juice should separate from the rocket in around 24 minutes.
As part of the Artemis programme, which is being run by NASA and three other partner agencies, astronauts will eventually fly to the moon again as well. Juice's total cruise time will include fly-bys of Earth and Venus on its way to Jupiter, where it will make close encounters with its three icy moons - Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. The moons, which each have their own oceans, will be observed using remote sensing and geophysical tools, as well as equipment on the craft.
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