The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission

The JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) mission is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission which was launched with an Ariane 5 rocket on the 14th of April from Kourou, French Guyana. JUICE will cruise for eight years to Jupiter using the Moon, Earth and Venus for gravity assists. JUICE will make detailed observations between 2031 and 2035 of the giant planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with ten powerful instruments, one investigation and one radiation monitor.  Jupiter’s icy moons possess under their cold surfaces more liquid water than Earth. Are those moons potentially habitable? What can the Jupiter system tell us about our own solar system and alien solar systems being discovered elsewhere in our Universe? JUICE was built to answer these fascinating questions.

Olivier Witasse will tell you the stories of this mission, its scientific objectives, its numerous challenges, its complex trajectory, the teams behind, and give you the latest news 5 months after its launch.

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice