IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

Media is invited to view the launch of NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), the first satellite mission dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources. IXPE is scheduled to launch Dec. 9, 2021, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida. It …

NASA's newest X-ray astronomy mission, Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), is scheduled to launch Dec. 9, 2021. IXPE will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida. The launch is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy. IXPE will study changes in the polarization of …