NASA's Europa Clipper launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on Oct. 14, aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. It is the first mission to study Jupiter's moon, Europa.
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00:005, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition, and liftoff.
00:08Liftoff of Falcon Heavy with Europa Clipper,
00:11unveiling the mysteries of an enormous ocean
00:14lurking beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon, Europa.
00:19Engine chamber pressures are nominal.
00:22We see that the chamber pressures are nominal as we hear,
00:24all 27 Berlin engines look great.
00:27Rocket beginning to roll,
00:30putting down 5.1 million pounds of thrust.
00:41Coming up, they're going to back off those engines just a bit.
00:49As we get ready to head into maximum speed.
00:51Power and telemetry nominal.
00:53We hear that power and telemetry on the vehicle are good there.
00:55Everything is looking real well.
00:57Falcon Heavy is supersonic.