The Cosmic Companion VIP Newsletter - David W. Brown - The Mission - February 15, 2021

Exploring the Europa Clipper mission with acclaimed science writer David W. Brown

Hi everyone:

This week, we welcome science writer David W. Brown to the show. He is a contributor for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Scientific American. We will discuss his new book, The Mission, telling the story of NASA's upcoming project, the Europa Clipper.

The Europa Clipper, scheduled for launch in 2024, will visit one of the most-intriguing moons in the Solar System. This week, we talk to David W. Brown, who spent years following the development of this revolutionary craft. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

But first, we kick off the fortnight of Mars, as the first two of three new spacecraft arrive at our planetary neighbor, readying to explore the Red Planet. We will also head out to the outer reaches of our planetary family, where we meet Farfarout – the most-distant object known in our solar system.

Here’s tomorrow’s episode of the show, in an advance showing for our VIP subscribers: