By NASA, on July 28th, 2013 NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)Photo Credit: Robert C. Fisher / AmericaSpace
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft has captured its first observations of a region of the Sun that is now possible to observe in detail: the lowest layers of the Sun’s atmosphere.
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By Ben Evans, on June 28th, 2013
The Lockheed L-1011 aircraft departs Runway 12/30 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 6:27 p.m. PDT (9:27 p.m. EDT) on 27 June 2013. Almost an hour later, after reaching its required deployment position, Pegasus-XL was air-launched to begin its mission of deploying NASA’s IRIS solar observatory. Photo Credit: Robert C. Fisher […]
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By Jason Rhian, on June 25th, 2013 The planned launch of an Orbital Pegasus XL rocket has been delayed a day due to range power issues. Photo Credit: Randy Beaudoin, VAFB / NASA
The launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket with NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) will have to wait a little longer. The launch is […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 25th, 2013 Deployed from beneath the L-1011 aircraft, Pegasus-XL utilizes three solid-fuelled stages to deliver payloads weighing up to 980 pounds into low-Earth orbit. Wednesday’s flight will be the 42nd Pegasus mission since April 1990. Photo Credit: NASA / Orbital Sciences Corp.
Orbital Sciences Corp. is ready to boost its 42nd Pegasus air-launched rocket aloft […]
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