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    NASA’s IMAP Mission ‘Go’ for Launch

    NASA, SpaceX, and spacecraft mission managers are moving forward with the launch of the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission to study space weather from the Sun and map the edges of our solar system.  During the agency’s Launch Readiness Review, Dr. Denton Gibson, NASA’s launch director, and the launch team polled “go” […]

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    NASA, Northrop Grumman Collaboration Ensures Resupply Mission Success

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured in the grips of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture. Both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Tanzania. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.

    The crew aboard the International Space Station continue to unpack more than 11,000 pounds of critical spares, food and supplies delivered Sept. 18 by a Cygnus XL commercial resupply mission.  The arrival of the Cygnus XL to the space station was delayed by one day, due to changes in the rendezvous planning resulting from the main spacecraft engine shutting down early on two burns on Sept. 16.

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    NASA’s IMAP, Rideshares Encapsulate, Complete Flight Readiness Review

    NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) completed another step in a journey that will eventually take it about a million miles from Earth. Crews transported NASA’s newest space weather observatory and two rideshares from the Astrotech Space Operations payload processing facility in Titusville to a SpaceX hangar at nearby Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s […]

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    New Mexico Scientific Balloon Campaign Update – Sept. 19

    A large white scientific balloon in the shape of an upside down tear drop floats high in a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds, suspended by a long tether line connected to a white vehicle with a crane visible on the ground below in an open field. The crane is holding the BOOP experiment.

    NASA’s Balloon Program Office launched the sixth scientific balloon flight for the fall 2025 campaign. The Balloon Program Office, Optimization Opportunity Payload (BOOP) mission launched at 9:44 a.m. EDT (7:44 a.m. MDT) on Sept. 19. The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of 114,000 feet and flew for 4 hours, 44 minutes. BOOP is […]

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    NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sails Through 25th Sun Flyby

    NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 25th close approach to the Sun on Sept. 15, matching its record distance of 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the solar surface.  Parker Solar Probe checked in with flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland — where the spacecraft was also […]

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    Cygnus Resupply Ship Approaching Station for Capture

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, carrying 8,200 pounds of science and supplies, approaches the International Space Station for a capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

    At approximately 7:18 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will capture the spacecraft using the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman will assist. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading. 

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