NASA launching its SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions tonight

SpaceX Scrubs Launch of 2 NASA Satellite Missions
The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday. Two NASA missions will have to wait longer for a launch aboard a single rocket. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth, the other by looking closer to home.
NASA, SpaceX to launch SPHEREx observatory and PUNCH...
Designed as a medium-class mission within NASA’s Explorers program, SPHEREx was selected by NASA for funding and development in February 2019. The mission is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, with James Bock of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) serving as principal investigator.
Here's the launch plan for NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions: 'Liftoff is just the beginning'
"We've run into a lot of challenges along the way [that] have caused us some launch delays, but this team has pulled together and worked diligently to get us over that."
Former NASA astronaut reflects on the latest SpaceX launch
Former NASA Astronaut Danny Olivas talks to NBC News' Gadi Schwartz about the latest SpaceX launch and what could have gone wrong.
NASA press conference for Agency's SpaceX Crew-10 launch
Anne McClain, Crew-10 spacecraft commander, NASA Nichole Ayers, Crew-10 pilot, NASA Takuya Onishi, Crew-10 mission specialist, JAXA Kirill Peskov, Crew-10 mission specialist, Roscosmos
SpaceX, NASA to launch 1st mission to study aurora 'electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
"EZIE is the first mission dedicated exclusively to studying the electrojets," Larry Kepko, an EZIE mission scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, said in a statement. "It does so with a completely new measurement technique."
Live / NASA launches SPHEREx and PUNCH to explore space and sun
Watch live as NASA launches the SPHEREx telescope and PUNCH mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to explore the universe and the sun. SPHEREx will create a 3D all-sky map of 450 million galaxies, while PUNCH will use small satellites to study the sun’s impact on space weather and Earth’s communications.
Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch
NASA’s latest space observatory is targeting a March 8 liftoff, and the agency’s PUNCH heliophysics mission is sharing a ride. Here’s what to expect during launch and beyond.
NASA delays launch of newest space telescope to search for life’s key ingredients
NASA is delaying the launch of the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH ...
Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
Nineteen orbital rockets launched from Florida's Space Coast during January and February, accelerating the 2025 Eastern Range ...
SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion Marks Two Consecutive Failures
The new version of Starship will be tested again in four to six weeks. A third consecutive failure could indicate fundamental ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base
SpaceX plans to launch NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, March 8 which can be seen above Southern California.
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For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
Crew members launching on SpaceX's next mission to the International Space Station are ready to take the reins of the orbital ...
From Divide to the stars: Major Nichole Ayers heads to space on SpaceX Crew-10 mission
U.S. Air Force Major Nichole Ayers, a graduate of both the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) and Woodland Park High School, is ...
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NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Crew-10 astronaut flight to ISS (photos)
Crew-9 launched with Hague and Gorbunov and two empty seats for Williams and Wilmore on the return journey, aboard SpaceX's ...