NASA's Experimental Hurricane Monitoring Fleet Launched by Pegasus rocket

By ken-kremer - December 16, 2016 10:51 AM UTC | Missions
NASA's constellation of experimental hurricane monitoring CYGNSS microsatellites was successfully air launched by the unique Orbital ATK winged Pegasus rocket on Thursday, Dec 15 - opening a new era in weather forecasters ability to measure the buildup of hurricane intensity in the tropics from orbit that will eventually help save lives and property from impending destructive storms here on Earth.
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SpaceX and NASA Confirm Delay of First Crewed Dragon Flight to 2018

By ken-kremer - December 14, 2016 03:44 PM UTC | Space Exploration
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Launching Americans back to space and the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil on American rockets via NASA's commercial crew program (CCP) has just suffered another significant but not unexpected delay, with an announcement from NASA that the target date for inaugural crewed flight aboard a SpaceX commercial Crew Dragon has slipped significantly from 2017 to 2018.
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Hydraulic Pump Glitch Aborts NASA's Hurricane MicroSat Fleet Launch to Dec. 15 - Live Coverage

By ken-kremer - December 13, 2016 07:12 PM UTC | Missions
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Monday's (Dec. 12) planned launch of NASA's innovative Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) hurricane microsatellite fleet was aborted when a pump in the hydraulic system that releases the Pegasus air-launch booster from its L-1011 carrier aircraft failed in flight. UPDATE: launch delayed to Dec 15, story revised
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