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    Liquid Oxygen Loading Continues

    The Merlin engines powering the SpaceX Falcon 9 run on kerosene and liquid oxygen. Ground controllers are overseeing the loading of cryogenic liquid oxygen this afternoon aboard the rocket. The propellant is super cold, measuring minus-297 degrees F. As the Falcon rocket sits at the pad, a portion of the propellant warms up enough to …

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    Two Hours to Liftoff

    All conditions are go this afternoon as we count down to liftoff of NOAA’s DSCOVR spacecraft at 6:10 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Air Force is providing the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for today’s launch. DSCOVR is slated to go to a deep space location about a million miles …

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    Journey to Lagrange 1

    NOAA’s DSCOVR will launch to a place about a million miles away from Earth where the gravity of Earth and the sun is balanced. The spacecraft will be able to remain in roughly the same place in order to keep a view of the Earth and sun simultaneously. The area is called Lagrange 1, named …

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    DSCOVR’s Launch Day

    Good afternoon from Florida where NOAA’s newest spacecraft stands ready for liftoff at 6:10 p.m. EST. The spacecraft, called DSCOVR, will be sent to an orbit 1 million miles away from the Earth where it will be able to watch the Sun and Earth at the same time. A SpaceX Falcon 9 is being fueled …

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    Go to Load Propellants on Falcon 9

    Managers of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the DSCOVR spacecraft have given a “go” to load propellants aboard the two-stage Falcon. Weather remains 90 percent “go” and there are no technical issues that would prevent the launch of DSCOVR at 6:10:12 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida.

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    Countdown Coverage Begins at 3:30 P.M.

    Our continuous countdown coverage to the launch of NOAA’s DSCOVR mission will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST leading up to liftoff at 6:10 p.m. The weather is looking very good for this evening’s liftoff, too, and forecasters continue to offer a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. The launch window is instantaneous …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 02/06/15

    Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (JSSOD) Operations: Wilmore coordinated with ground teams using the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to return the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) containing the JSSOD to the JEMAL slide table.  The slide table was retracted, bringing the MPEP inside the JEMAL.  Following the activities, he …

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    DSCOVR Forecast Remains 90 Percent ‘Go’

    There is a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for launch of DSCOVR, NOAA’s new deep space satellite to monitor space weather. DSCOVR is a partnership between NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft is targeted for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:10:12 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 8, from …

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    NASA TV to Air DSCOVR Briefing

    NASA TV will provide live coverage of a news briefing on the DSCOVR mission, NOAA’s new satellite to monitor space weather, at 1 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 7 from the Press Site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The briefing also will stream live on the agency’s website here. NASA TV’s and the DSCOVR launch blog coverage of countdown …

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