Sunrise SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center sends NASA IMAP mission off to L1

Just after sunrise on Sept. 24, SpaceX launched three space weather spacecraft -- the primary being NASA's IMAP.

To save aging space observatory, NASA taps startup to push it farther in space

NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observatory from falling into Earth's atmosphere by launching a spacecraft meant to push it farther in space, a short-notice mission ...

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble

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SpaceX launches NASA’s IMAP mission from Florida to study solar system’s edge

SpaceX is scheduled to launch NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission at 7:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.