NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas for Pandora mission launch

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NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas for Pandora mission launch

NASA's Pandora satellite mission to document at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars will start from SpaceX at its Starbase launch facility in Cameron County, Texas.

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Nasa's Pandora mission: Space agency moves closer to uncovering secrets of distant alien worlds

NASA’s Pandora mission nears launch, aiming to analyze exoplanet atmospheres for habitability clues. Using infrared technology, it will distinguish planetary signals from stellar interference, refining data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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The agency announced on Monday, February 10 in the afternoon that it has chosen SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 325 kg satellite designed to help scientists understand better how the atmospheres of exoplanets are affected by changes in their host stars. Pandora will take off on board a Falcon 9 rocket not before this fall, according to NASA officials. The satellite will go to a low Earth orbit. Once there, it will observe at least 20 known transit e…

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NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission

NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying probe will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than this fall.

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NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Exoplanet Mission - Astrobiology

NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of exoplanet atmospheres. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) […] The post NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Exoplanet Mission appeared first on…

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SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Pandora Mission - GovCon Wire

SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturing company based at Starbase in Texas, has been awarded a task order by NASA to provide the launch service for the Pandora mission. NASA said Monday the selection of SpaceX is part of the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare program. The VADR launch services contract looks to enable NASA to