By Dr. Tom Bridgman NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center On Oct. 29, 2018, at about 1:04 p.m. EDT, Parker Solar Probe became the closest spacecraft to the Sun, breaking the record of 26.55 million miles from the Sun's surface set by the Helios 2 in April 1976. But this is just the beginning. Parker Solar Probe …
NASA and Northrop Grumman have postponed the Nov. 7 launch attempt of NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, mission due to off-nominal data observed on the Pegasus XL rocket, during the captive carry flight. The L-1011 Stargazer carrier aircraft returned to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and the team will begin an investigation into the issue. The ICON spacecraft …
The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL Rocket with NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, satellite is airborne after taking off from the Skid Strip runway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Northrop Grumman produces the Pegasus XL, a small expendable rocket that attaches beneath the Stargazer aircraft and is …
Good morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Today we are be following preparations for the launch of a NASA spacecraft taking place over the Atlantic Ocean offshore about 50 miles from Daytona Beach in Florida. The Northrop Grumman L-1011 Stargazer aircraft is already airborne, having taken off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force …
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 …
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 …
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 …
by Kate Ramsayer / 20,000 FEET ABOVE THE SOUTH POLE / This was my first flight over Antarctica, and the vast expanse of ice – just white on the ground and blue in the sky as far as the eye can see – took my breath away. As Operation IceBridge flew directly over the South …
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 …
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, …
