Artist concept of space weather showing an active Sun with flares and a CME in the upper right, the Earth in the lower right with types of technology affected by space weather to the lower left; satellites, airplanes, the ISS and ground-based electrical lines.
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IRIS Launch

    Launch Date: June 26
    Mission: Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
    Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
    Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

    The IRIS spacecraft moved into the processing hangar.Image above: Workers move NASA's IRIS spacecraft into a processing hangar at Vandenberg on Tuesday, April 16 to begin final processing. Photo credit: Randy Beaudoin, VAFB.
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    IRIS is designed to provide significant new information to increase our understanding of energy transport into the corona and solar wind and provide an archetype for all stellar atmospheres.

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Mission Extras

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Launch Images

Pegasus Under Power

Pegasus rocket ignites its first stage rocket motor.
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Stargazer Takes Off

A modified L-1011 commercial transport aircraft serves as the launch platform for air-launched Pegasus rockets.
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Rocket and Payload Integration

Payload integration with the Pegasus rocket.
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