We are just over 15 minutes away from liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Earth water-monitoring satellite to orbit. Weather continues to look good at 100% "go" for launch, and the rocket's engines are chilling in preparation for launch. As a reminder, the launch broadcast is airing now on NASA …
Water is an essential part of life on Earth, and now, scientists are using a satellite mission to take a closer look. A joint development between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space Agency, the Surface Water and Ocean …
Hello, and welcome to live launch coverage of the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised for liftoff at Vandenberg Space Force Base's Space Launch Complex-4 East in California, ready to send SWOT on the first mission to observe nearly all water on the Earth's surface. NASA's …
Meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 Weather Squadron are predicting a 100% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch, with no primary weather concerns.
Teams held a delta launch readiness review Thursday to evaluate data collected on two of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engines and determined the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a "go" for launch. Technicians completed data reviews and the analysis of the presence of moisture in the engines, which was discovered during …
NASA, the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales, and SpaceX now are targeting 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday, Dec. 16, for launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. After SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket went vertical on the pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in …
NASA is adjusting the coverage time for the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission's prelaunch news conference. NEW TIME: 3 p.m. EST (noon PST) – SWOT Prelaunch News Conference on NASA TV and YouTube with the following participants: Karen St. Germain, director, NASA's Earth Science Division Thierry Lafon, SWOT project manager, CNES Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA's Launch …
NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) are targeting 3:46 a.m. PST Thursday, Dec. 15, for launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite – the first global survey of nearly all water on Earth's surface. Today, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. EST (noon PST), NASA will hold …
NASA, SpaceX, and Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) launch managers met today, Dec. 9, to conduct a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. During the FRR, teams provided an update on the mission status, closed out actions from previous readiness reviews, and certified the readiness to initiate final launch …
Leerlo en español aquí. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission is now encapsulated in its payload fairing in preparation for launch. Technicians at the SpaceX processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California completed the operation and will soon mate the fairing to the top of a Falcon 9 rocket. The fairing …
