Falcon Heavy & Europa Clipper, Nauka docks, Ingenuity flies & more in VFS Weekly
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy has been chosen by NASA to launch the Europa Clipper mission, the Pirs docking compartment undocked from space station to make way for the newly arrived Nauka multipurpose module, Ingenuity's 10th flight on Mars is complete, China launched a mapping satellite and released footage of a recent fairing parachute test.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Europa Clipper mission to icy Jupiter moon https://www.space.com/nasa-picks-spacex-falcon-heavy-for-europa-clipper-launch
Russia discards Pirs docking port to clear way for new space station module
https://www.space.com/russia-pirs-docking-port-departs-space-station
Russia's Nauka module briefly tilts space station with unplanned thruster fire
https://www.space.com/nauka-module-thruster-fire-tilts-space-station
NASA's Mars helicopter soars past 1-mile mark in 10th flight over Red Planet https://www.space.com/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-completes-first-mile-10th-flight