French Guiana
Watch: European Space Agency's 'Jupiter Icy Moons' probe embarks on 8-year voyage
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer successfully blasted off from French Guiana on Friday, 24 hours after its planned launch was aborted at the last minute due to the risk of lightning.
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, known as JUICE, lifted off from France on Friday, embarking on a eight-year journey to Jupiter to discover if three of the giant gas planet's moons have the right conditions for life. Photo cour... [2955 chars]