NASA delays the start of Spherex and Punch missions until March 6th

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The Spherex and Punch missions of NASA have to wait a little longer before they go into space.

After a three -time delay of the introduction of these missions – they were originally supposed to be brought to heaven on February 27 – the space agency moved back to Spherex and punch. Both payloads will continue to start on board the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket selected for the task, which was last targeted on Tuesday (March 4). Now the couple remains earth -bound until Thursday (March 6).

You will be held back on Thursday at 10:09 p.m. EST (7:09 p.m. PST) from the start complex 4E on the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The first three delays of the missions was to enable additional time for the cash register and the processing of the Falcon 9 rocket, which they drive into space according to NASA. After the latest update of the agency, the reasoning for the latest delay is similar.

The primary spaceship of the start, the spectral photometer for the history of the universe, the epoch of reonization and the ICES Explorer or the Spherex, is a large, white, conical probe that was built in infrared wave lengths according to image widths of the universe. The space telescope works similarly to the James Webb Space Telescope, but from a much enlarged perspective.

Punch, the polarimeter for the standardization of the corona and heliosphere, is a solar dynamic mission that consists of a small constellation of four satellites. The quartet studies things like coronal masses or cmes, the sun wind and the corona of the sun. Cmes are of particular interest for astronomers, since the phenomena can cause space weather events that may lead to radio blackouts on earth.

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The passenger agreement between Spherex and Punch is part of the Launch Services program of NASA, which is intended to summarize missions and summarize services in order to maximize the project budgets and to reduce the need to acquire several carrier vehicles.

The start of Spherex and Punch Falcon 9 will stream live on NASA+ and the YouTube channel of the agency as well as at Space.com homepage.