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A “so Florida” thing to do is coming up this week: a SpaceX rocket launch. The SpaceX mission is a suite of three solar science missions − including NASA's IMAP mission (see below). And depending on weather and visibility,
NASA will launch three new spacecraft this week to map space weather and the sun's influence across our solar system.
President Trump’s proposed NASA budget looks to drop 41 science missions including 19 that are operational in space. The new space weather missions, though, are more closely tied to his
NASA’s Dave McComas joins us to explain Tuesday's big launch, the protective bubble around our solar system, and how space weather could shape the future of Moon and Mars missions.
NASA's IMAP mission will launch probes to study the heliosphere, a solar shield protecting Earth, offering insights into solar storms and safeguarding technology.
On Sept. 23, a spacecraft will launch with a clear mission — to keep a constant watch on the sun to help protect Earth from space weather. The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA's Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill Nelson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Richard Shelby—have either retired or failed to win reelection. However, a new champion has emerged to continue the fight: Texas Republican Ted Cruz.
NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by awarding Jeff Bezos' company a task order under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.