Thursday, April 13, the Juice probe leaves for an extraordinary eight-year journey towards the giant planet of the solar system, Jupiter. An adventure born in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). For an exceptional space mission, an exceptional exploration probe. Juice, the probe designed by Airbus in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), is to be launched by an Ariane 5 rocket to Jupiter on Thursday April 13. After a journey of more than 2 billion kilometers over eight years, it should arrive in 2031 at its final destination: the three largest icy moons of Jupiter – Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. […] This article is reserved for our subscribers L’Usine Nouvelle Support expert journalism. Already subscribed? LOGIN ON THE SAME TOPIC [L’instant tech] Juice, the space probe launched to unlock the secrets of Jupiter’s icy moons [L’image du jour] An Airbus probe tested in Toulouse before being shipped to Jupiter