Our speaker will be Sarah McCandless, Navigation Engineer, from JPL/NASA.  Her topic will be: “Exploring an Icy World with Europa Clipper”.  Summary: For the first time, NASA is sending a spacecraft to study a moon at Jupiter in detail. This icy moon, Europa, is one of the most promising places to look for currently habitable conditions elsewhere in our solar system. Europa Clipper launched October 14, 2024 and is currently on its journey to this icy world. Come join us and learn about the science of this fascinating mission and how engineering makes it possible. (And if we have time, get a sneak peak at the Near Earth Object Surveyor mission!)

Sarah has worked on many missions, including Artemis-II, Europa Clipper, the Mars Perseverance rover; she was selected for NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Campaign 7 Mission 3.

Free and open to the public. No food or drinks are allowed in the Planetarium. Location: SAGE Planetarium, 38060 20th Street East (located on the Northeast corner of East Avenue R and 20th East), in Palmdale CA.