The JUpiter ICy moon Explorer (JUICE) is the first Large-class mission of the Cosmic Vision programme of the European Space Agency
(ESA). It was launched in April 2023 for reaching the Jupiter system in 2031. JUICE has many science objectives related to Jupiter
and its icy moons Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. The main purpose of the mission is to study the habitability of the icy moons,
i.e., to understand if there are the conditions for making hypothesis on the possible presence of life. The talk will present the
science objectives of JUICE, the technological challenges addressed to develop of the first ESA mission in the outer part of the Solar
System and the status of the spacecraft after the Near Earth Commissioning Phase completed in July.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 3:00 pm (link)