How much does Europa Clipper cost?
Europa Clipper is NASA's flagship spacecraft to study Jupiter's moon Europa through repeated flybys, jointly built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on 14 October 2024 and due to reach Jupiter in 2030. The Planetary Society says that at the time of launch the estimated cost of the mission through its prime mission ending in 2034 is 5.2 billion dollars.
Published project estimate
$5.2 billion
Cost basis: 2024
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Published project estimate
2024$5.2 billion
spaceflightnow.comOriginal budget
$4.25 billion
U.S. Government Accountability OfficeProject record