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The Europa Clipper is really cool. I think the Cassini Huygens that launched in 1997 has greater mass though. SpaceX isn't entirely focused on getting humans t
by porphyra 2y ago
The Europa Clipper is really cool. I think the Cassini Huygens that launched in 1997 has greater mass though.
SpaceX isn't entirely focused on getting humans to space since they launch the vast majority of satellites thanks to great innovations in reducing the cost of launches, such as reusable rockets. But there are some competitor launch vehicles coming soon that could be interesting as well.
- n4r9 2y agoEuropa Clipper is 6.1T whilst Huygens was 5.6T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heaviest_spacecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heaviest_spacecraft . Also worth mentioning that Jupiter is much further away on average.
- porphyra 2y agoI got my numbers mixed up --- you're right, the Europa Clipper is bigger by all metrics.