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===''Europa Clipper''=== Even before ''Galileo'' concluded, NASA considered the [[Europa Orbiter]],<ref>{{cite conference |title=The Europa Orbiter Mission Design |conference=49th International Astronomical Congress. September 28 β October 2, 1998. Melbourne, Australia. |first1=Jan M. |last1=Ludwinski |first2=Mark D. |last2=Guman |first3=Jennie R. |last3=Johannesen |first4=Robert T. |last4=Mitchell |first5=Robert L. |last5=Staehle |date=1998 |hdl = 2014/20516|id=IAF 98-Q.2.02}}</ref> but it was canceled in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_020204.html |title=NASA Kills Europa Orbiter; Revamps Planetary Exploration |publisher=[[Space.com]] |first=Brian |last=Berger |date=February 4, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524234825/http://www.space.com/news/nasa_budget_020204.html |archive-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref> A lower-cost version was then studied, which led to ''[[Europa Clipper]]'' being approved in 2015.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Missions {{pipe}} Europa Clipper |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |url=https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/ |access-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323162742/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper |url-status=live }}</ref> This mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 14, 2024 and is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Updates | NASA's Europa Clipper |publisher=NASA |url=https://europa.nasa.gov/news/mission-updates/ |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403185901/https://europa.nasa.gov/news/mission-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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