Europa Clipper is set to launch soon to explore a potentially habitable moon in our solar system

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The Europa Clipper spacecraft passed a major milestone Monday and is set to launch next month to explore one of Jupiter's moons and search for signs of habitability, NASA said. The launch window for the trip opens on Oct. 10.

The mission passed Key Decision Point E, a critical planning phase that cleared the mission to proceed with launch. The approval was a relief for the Europa Clipper team after the discovery in May of a potential problem with transistors ...