Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission rolls out to pad for April 13 launch (photos)

a large rocket sits on a launch pad under a blue sky

Europe's flagship mission to Jupiter looks ready to fly.

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of the Ariane 5 rocket ahead of its April 13 launch that will send its JUICE spacecraft to Jupiter and its moons. "#ESAJuice is on the move, getting closer to #DestinationJupiter," the mission's official Twitter account tweeted on Wednesday (April 12) alongside images of the rocket being rolled out the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana ahead of the planned liftoff.