Jordan Evans: Deputy Director for Flight Projects-NASA

Exploring the Ocean World of Europa: An SDSU Engineer’s Journey in Planetary Exploration

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, the largest planetary spacecraft in NASA’s history,  was launched on October 14, 2024.  The Europa Clipper is designed to conduct a detailed survey of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Mr. Jordan Evans, an alum of SDSU’s Aerospace Engineering program, managed the Europa Clipper project throughout its development and he will share insights into the engineering challenges of exploring Europa and discuss efforts to answer the profound question: “Are we alone?”