Efforts to reestablish communications with NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer have continued since mission operators at Caltech’s IPAC lost contact with the small satellite Feb. 27, one day after launch.
NASA+ Coverage Begins: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission
Good afternoon and welcome to NASA’s coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. In four hours, NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with mission specialists JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
Weather Near Perfect for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Space Station
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a greater-than-95% chance of favorable weather conditions at Launch Complex 39A for tonight’s launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission at 7:48 p.m. EDT from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Anne McClain, commander, and Nichole Ayers, pilot, along with […]
NASA’s PUNCH Begins Mission to Study Solar Wind
Mission controllers for NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) have received full acquisition of signal from the four small satellites, indicating that they are functioning normally and at full power.
Signal Acquired: NASA’s SPHEREx Begins Science Mission
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission controllers on Earth have received full acquisition of signal from the observatory, indicating the spacecraft is functioning nominally and is power positive.
Signal Acquired: NASA’s SPHEREx Begins Science Mission
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission controllers on Earth have received full acquisition of signal from the observatory, indicating the spacecraft is functioning nominally and is power positive. In the weeks ahead, the SPHEREx team will prepare the observatory for its survey operations – conducting calibrations, …
NASA’s PUNCH Satellites Deployed
Deployment of the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission’s four satellites has occurred. Following a 90-day commissioning period, the PUNCH mission is scheduled to conduct science for at least two years. NASA’s PUNCH will observe the Sun’s corona as it transitions into the solar wind, supporting NASA Science’s key goals by creating …
NASA’s PUNCH Satellites Deployed
Deployment of the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission’s four satellites has occurred.
SPHEREx Observatory Separates From Rocket
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory has separated from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage, on its way to begin its science mission from a sun-synchronous orbit about 404 miles (650 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface.
SPHEREx Observatory Separates From Rocket
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory has separated from the Falcon 9 rocket’s second stage, on its way to begin its science mission from a sun-synchronous orbit about 404 miles (650 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface. In about 10 minutes, deployment of the PUNCH (Polarimeter …