NASA prepares for launch of new mission on Jupiter's moon Europa

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Europa Clipper mission has passed a key testing this week, and is targeting for launch on Oct. 10, according to NASA.

The mission passed a planning milestone, known as Key Decision Point E, on Monday. It now is approved to continue to proceed toward launch.

The mission's main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon