NASA's Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon takes big step toward its Oct. 10 launch NASA's Europa Clipper astrobiology probe passed a major technical review today (Sept. 9), keeping the highly anticipated mission on track for its planned Oct. 10 launch. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tqd26fpXqWfuDVnqcdmFCj.jpg https://www.space.com/nasa-europa-clipper-jupiter-probe-closer-to-october-2024-launch