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    Station Preps for Crew Swap and Continues Space Health Studies

    An aurora streams across Earth's horizon in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 266 miles above the Bass Strait off the coast of southeast Australia. At left, a set of the orbital outpost's main solar arrays extend across the frame. At bottom, a portion of the station's U.S. segment is illuminated including the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the Harmony module's forward port in this photograph taken from the cupola at approximately 6:56 p.m. local time.

    The Expedition 73 crew is preparing to split up in early August while another crew on the ground is beginning final preparations for a launch to the International Space Station next week. Meanwhile, the orbital residents continue their human research activities, space exercise studies, and lab maintenance duties on Wednesday.

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Takes Flight 

    Image shows rocket launch in California

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base California at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) today.  Also launching on this flight will be three additional NASA-funded payloads: the Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) […]

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Takes Flight 

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base California at 11:13 a.m. PDT (2:13 p.m. EDT) today.  Also launching on this flight will be three additional NASA-funded payloads: the Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) […]

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Attempt Today

    Image shows SpaceX rocket at launch pad carrying NASA payloads on an overcasts day in California

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission onboard has a second opportunity to launch the pair of satellites that will study space weather for the agency. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 a.m. PDT) for today’s mission from Space Launch Complex 4 […]

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launch Attempt Today

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission onboard has a second opportunity to launch the pair of satellites that will study space weather for the agency. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 a.m. PDT) for today’s mission from Space Launch Complex 4 […]

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Scrubbed, July 23 Next Attempt

    Image shows a rocket at the launch pad on a sunny day in California.

    NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 2:13 p.m. EDT, (11:13 a.m. PDT) Wednesday, July 23, for launch of the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission scrubbed on July 22 due to Federal Aviation Administration […]

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    NASA’s TRACERS Mission Scrubbed, July 23 Next Attempt

    NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 2:13 p.m. EDT, (11:13 a.m. PDT) Wednesday, July 23, for launch of the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission scrubbed on July 22 due to Federal Aviation Administration […]

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    Key Milestones for Upcoming NASA’s TRACERS Mission

    NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission is targeting 2:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 a.m. PDT) today for launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. There is a 57-minute launch window for this mission.  The TRACERS mission is a pair of […]

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    NASA Mission Ready to Study Space Weather Impacts on Earth 

    Artist concept of a satellite orbiting the Earth

    NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission is is targeting to lift off today at 2:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 a.m. PDT) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. There is a 57-minute launch window for this mission.  The TRACERS mission will study […]

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