Name: In case you missed it: On Tuesday, NASA’s next cosmic mapmaker – SPHEREx –… | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 30 comments
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Description: In case you missed it: On Tuesday, NASA’s next cosmic mapmaker – SPHEREx – launched to begin its quest to help scientists better understand the structure of the universe, how galaxies form and evolve, and the origins and abundance of water and other key ingredients for life in our galaxy. Here are some highlights from launch 🚀

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In case you missed it: On Tuesday, NASA’s next cosmic mapmaker – SPHEREx – launched to begin its quest to help scientists better understand the structure of the universe, how galaxies form and evolve, and the origins and abundance of water and other key ingredients for life in our galaxy. Here are some highlights from launch 🚀

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[Mission control] 3...2...1... Ignition. Liftoff of the Falcon 9. Go SpaceX. Go SPHEREx. Go PUNCH! [Megan Cruz] SPHEREx and PUNCH on their way to map out our universe like never before and revolutionize space weather forecasting. [Mission control] Stage separation confirmed. [Applause] [Mission Control] MVac ignition. Stage one boost back startup. [Mic Woltman] Coming up next, we will see fairing deploy. And that's when the two fairing halves will separate and expose SPHEREx and PUNCH to the atmosphere of space. [Mission control] Fairing separation confirmed. [Jesse Anderson] In about 30 seconds, we will have payload deploy of SPHEREx. [Mission control] SPHEREx separation confirmed. [Jesse Anderson] SPHEREx is drifting away from Falcon 9's second stage, confirming deployment. The mission isn't over yet. Falcon 9��s second stage is still carrying NASA's PUNCH mission. [Mission control] Separation confirmed. [Megan] Wow! Look at that! To actually see them. That��s great.

Alexia Musolino

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Zhaosen Qu

Undergraduate Researcher at Johns Hopkins University Interested In Electrical Materials

I worked on this! Congrats! 🎉

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Damian Nava

Quality Control Inspector CMM Programmer at NOV

📈 Growth in motion

Venay Pratap Singh

Informatik student

Herzlichen Glückwunsch 🎉

Dr. Naresh M, Ph.D, M.Tech, M. Sc, FIETE, SMIEEE, SMACM

Very good UI interface. Congratulations. Best Wishes

Ramiro Herrera Castillo

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Congratulations to the entire SpaceX & NASA team on the successful launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions! 🚀✨ I had the privilege of attending as a virtual guest with the NASA Passport, and it was an incredible experience. Beyond enjoying every detail of the launch, I gained valuable insights into the exceptional technical and human efforts that make these inspiring achievements possible. I’m deeply grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to receive the event stamp. Truly an exciting experience! All the best 🚀✨ 💎✍️✅

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Prabhat Ghosh

Business Development / Operations at Prama Engineering Company

Congrats!

Brian Dibble

When was max Q I don’t see P reading?

Abdoulaye Sylla

Écrivain–Auteur/Entrepreneur Social/ Activiste des droits de l'homme dans le monde numérique et l’espace.

Fantastique nouvelle

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