NASA is targeting a summer 2026 launch for its SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission. The heliophysics mission will launch as a rideshare aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, sponsored by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The SunRISE mission will study solar radio bursts and map the Sun’s magnetic […]
The team for NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) is reviewing the mission’s launch date, with anticipated launch no earlier than September. The heliophysics mission is sharing a ride aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan-Centaur rocket carrying U.S. government payloads. The SunRISE mission consists of six toaster-size small satellites, or SmallSats, that will detect […]
NASA's SunRISE mission — short for the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment — passed a mission review on Sept. 8, 2021, moving the mission into its next phase. "SunRISE will detect and study eruptions of radio waves from the Sun that often precede major solar events containing high energy particle radiation," said Justin Kasper, SunRISE …
