Liftoff! NASA?s Earth Science Mission...
3, 2, 1 ? LIFTOFF! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?s ...
Coming Up: Falcon 9 Max Q, Main...
A series of rapid events occurs after launch. After Max Q ? the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket ? the nine Merlin engines of the Falcon 9?s first stage will finish their burn and cut ...
Weather Clears for PACE Launch
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?s 45th Weather Squadron predict 95% favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean ...
Weather Delays Launch of NASA?s PACE...
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Wednesday, Feb. 7, launch of the agency?s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to ground winds preventing prelaunch checkouts. The ...
PACE ?Go? for Launch, NASA Prelaunch...
NASA will host a prelaunch news conference today, Feb. 5, at 9 a.m. EST, to discuss the agency?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission. This follows the NASA and SpaceX launch ...
NASA?s PACE Spacecraft Mated to...
NASA and SpaceX technicians connected NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to the payload adapter on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations ...
NASA, SpaceX Target NET Feb. 22 to...
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 22, for the launch of the agency?s Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station. Crew-8 hardware and ground systems processing ...
PACE Spacecraft Encapsulated in...
NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft is now safely encapsulated in SpaceX?s Falcon 9 payload fairings. The fairing halves protect the spacecraft from aerodynamic ...
Teams Hold Flight Readiness Review...
NASA, SpaceX, and PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission managers met today, Thursday, Feb. 1, to conduct a Flight Readiness Review at the agency?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...
Encapsulated PACE Spacecraft...
NASA?s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft is one step closer to launch. Workers transported the spacecraft to SpaceX?s hangar at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape ...
