{"id":642976,"date":"2023-04-28T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/europes-juice-jupiter-probe-has-an-antenna-glitch-in-deep-space\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:38:00","slug":"europes-juice-jupiter-probe-has-an-antenna-glitch-in-deep-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/28\/europes-juice-jupiter-probe-has-an-antenna-glitch-in-deep-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s JUICE Jupiter probe has an antenna glitch in deep space"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"V4Lrk2VMrMjFpccstJm9Hm\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spaceflight\" aria-label=\"Return to Spaceflight\">Spaceflight<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"illustration of spacecraft with large solar panels and antennas beside ganymede\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"illustration of spacecraft with large solar panels and antennas beside ganymede\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of spacecraft with large solar panels and antennas beside ganymede\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Kg55TTEUuMn4bdQBigrtpC.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span>ESA&#8217;s JUICE spacecraft orbiting Jupiter&#8217;s moon Ganymede, as seen in an artist&#8217;s impression.<\/span><br \/>\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: ESA\/ ATG MediaLab)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Europe&#8217;s flagship Jupiter mission is struggling to unfurl an antenna in deep space.<\/p>\n<p>The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/35692-esa-juice-facts.html\">JUICE spacecraft<\/a> has a stuck antenna on one of its instruments, European Space Agency (ESA) officials reported Friday (April 28). The instrument is designed to penetrate the icy surface of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html\">Jupiter<\/a> moons using radar, to seek signs of habitable conditions for life in the waters beneath.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A matter of millimeters could make the difference to set the rest of the radar free,&#8221; ESA officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Juice\/Work_continues_to_deploy_Juice_RIME_antenna\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Juice\/Work_continues_to_deploy_Juice_RIME_antenna\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in an update<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span>. Teams working on the partially deployed antenna &#8220;have lots of ideas up their sleeves&#8221; to free up the jam, they added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-launches-juice-mission-jupiter-ocean-moons\">Europe successfully launches JUICE to study Jupiter&#8217;s icy moons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-url href rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/space\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" alt=\"The stuck antenna aboard JUICE's Radar for Icy Moons Exploration flaps about.\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/space\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-320-80.gif 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-480-80.gif 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-650-80.gif 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-970-80.gif 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-1024-80.gif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa-1200-80.gif 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa.gif\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SA5cmXuPaFq96bZdnCcnfa.gif\"><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span>The stuck antenna aboard JUICE&#8217;s Radar for Icy Moons Exploration flaps about in an animation based on imagery obtained between April 17 and 21, 2023. <\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: ESA\/Juice\/JMC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The $1.1 billion (870 million euros) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/europe-launches-juice-mission-jupiter-ocean-moons\">JUICE launched on April 14<\/a> for an expected arrival at Jupiter&#8217;s system in July 2031, where it will spend years flying around the icy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16452-jupiters-moons.html\">Jupiter moons<\/a> and learning more about their potentially life-friendly environments.<\/p>\n<p>While 10 of the 11 spacecraft instruments are working fine so far, the spacecraft&#8217;s Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna is jammed in its mounting bracket. Engineers suspect a tiny stuck pin is holding it in place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Various options are still available to nudge the important instrument out of its current position,&#8221; ESA officials wrote. &#8220;The next steps to fully deploy the antenna include an engine burn to shake the spacecraft a little, followed by a series of rotations that will turn JUICE, warming up the mount and radar, which are currently in the cold shadows.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Commissioning, or the first steps of getting a spacecraft ready for its mission, is ongoing for about the next two months. ESA officials emphasized there is &#8220;plenty of time for teams to get to the bottom of the RIME deployment issue&#8221; in the time remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming the 52-foot (16-meter) antenna unjams, it will allow JUICE to see as far as 20 feet (9 meters) underneath Jupiter moons like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16440-ganymede-facts-about-jupiters-largest-moon.html\">Ganymede<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15498-europa-sdcmp.html\">Europa<\/a>. Europa in particular has shown signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/jupiter-moon-europa-water-vapor-confirmed.html\">spewing water into space<\/a>, suggesting the ice has exposure to the outside environment.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a Jovian mission faced antenna issues. NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18632-galileo-spacecraft.html\">Galileo mission<\/a> never was able to deploy its high-gain antenna properly ahead of visiting Jupiter and its icy moons between 1995 and 2003. The mission still sent data back home, but at a lower rate than designed for.<\/p>\n<p><em>Elizabeth Howell is the co-author of &#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&#038;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FWhy-Am-Taller-Happens-Astronauts%2Fdp%2F1770415963%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dspace-us-2412233985499142000-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&#038;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FWhy-Am-Taller-Happens-Astronauts%2Fdp%2F1770415963%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dspace-ca-6701815233402118000-20\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&#038;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FWhy-Am-Taller-Happens-Astronauts%2Fdp%2F1770415963%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazon\"><em>Why Am I Taller<\/em><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span><em>?&#8221; (ECW Press, 2022; with Canadian astronaut Dave Williams), a book about space medicine. 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