Dubbed the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, or Juice for short, the spacecraft is designed to study Jupiter’s subterranean oceans and possibly even three of its moons, Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede, which are thought to harbor life.
The radar antenna is a critical component of the mission as it is necessary to look under the icy crust of these moons. Engineers suspect a small pin may be the cause of the jammed antenna, and they plan to start the spacecraft’s engine in hopes of loosening the pin. If that fails, they say they have plenty of time to fix the problem before the spacecraft reaches Jupiter in 2031.
Source: Ferra
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