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    Launch Day Arrives for ICON

    Northrop Grumman's L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is on the runway after touching down at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip on Oct. 19, 2018. The company's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite is attached beneath the aircraft. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

    The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is poised to take off from the Skid Strip runway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It carry a Pegasus XL Rocket with NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite. It is designed to study the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below …

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    Launch Readiness Review Completed for ICON

    The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft lands on Oct. 19, 2018 at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A Pegasus XL rocket is attached to the underside of the aircraft with NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

    NASA and Northrop Grumman completed their Launch Readiness Review on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are no technical issues being worked at this time. NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite mission is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Nov. 7, by Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket, which will be …

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    Launch Week Begins for ICON

    The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is seen on the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A Pegasus XL rocket is attached to the underside of the aircraft with NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite.

    NASA and Northrop Grumman will hold a Launch Readiness Review at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 6, to ensure preparations are on track for launch of NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite. ICON is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Nov. 7, by Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket, which …

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    NASA to Hold Launch Readiness Review for ICON

    This illustration depicts NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite that will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather from above. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA and Northrop Grumman will hold a Launch Readiness Review early next week at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to ensure preparations are continuing on track for the launch of the agency's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite. ICON will be launched by Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket which will be carried aloft by …

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    NASA, Northrop Grumman Continue Preparations for ICON

    Northrop Grumman's L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is on the runway after touching down at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip on Oct. 19, 2018. The company's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite is attached beneath the aircraft. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

    NASA and Northrop Grumman continue to prepare for the agency's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) launch and review data from Sunday's flight test and post flight testing. Currently, there is availability on the Eastern Range from Nov. 3-8. A launch date will be determined once the data review is complete. For a launch on Nov. 3, …

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    NASA, Northrop Grumman Reviewing Flight Test Data

    Northrop Grumman's L-1011 Stargazer is being readied on Oct. 14, 2018, at the Vandenberg Air Force Base hot pad. The company's Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, is attached beneath the aircraft. Photo credit: USAF 30th Space Wing/Tony Vaulcin

    NASA and Northrop Grumman completed a test flight of the L-1011 Stargazer aircraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Oct. 28. Carrying Pegasus and NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), the 4-hour, 45-minute flight tested the aircraft's systems prior to launch. A new launch date for the ICON mission will be determined …

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    ICON Prelaunch Flight Test Set for Oct. 27

    This illustration depicts NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite that will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather from above. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA and Northrop Grumman will be conducting a flight of the L-1011 carrying Pegasus on Saturday, Oct. 27 to perform further prelaunch testing. Once the flight is completed, the team will review the test data and ensure readiness to proceed with remaining preparations for launch. This includes working with the Eastern Range to determine the new …

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    NASA’s ICON Launch Delayed; New Launch Date to Come

    This illustration depicts NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite that will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather from above. Photo credit: NASA

    NASA and Northrop Grumman have delayed the launch of the agency's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, to conduct further pre-launch testing on the rocket. Upon completion of the testing, a new launch date will be established. The spacecraft is launching aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in …

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    Stargazer Aircraft Arrives with Pegasus XL, ICON Satellite

    In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, preflight processing nears completion for a Northrup Grumman Pegasus XL rocket on Oct. 8, 2018. Enclosed in the rocket's payload fairing is NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin

    The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft arrived Oct. 19, 2018 at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida following a cross-country trip from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Attached beneath the Stargazer is the company's Pegasus XL rocket with NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite on board. ICON will …

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