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🛰️ Unveiled in the cleanroom, Sentinel-6B charges down the path to launch! The spacecraft will now undergo detailed inspections and tests. 🚀 Sentinel-6B is set to launch this November from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9! https://t.co/Kj7NqQ97gV
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“Knowing that my great grandparents worked on the Apollo missions — it’s cool to follow down that same path. I think they would be pretty proud," said Diamond St. John. Read how Diamond is making sure the Artemis III crew remains safe on their journey to and from the Moon:
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Listen to this audio excerpt from Diamond St. John, engineer working on the Artemis III heat shield for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin:
Diamond St. John’s family has supported spaceflight at @NASAKennedy for four generations. Now, she’s carrying her family’s legacy all the way from Apollo to Artemis by helping build the Orion heat shield for the Artemis III mission. Read more: https://t.co/HKXolpFcf8
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🚀 Launching this November from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The agency's Launch Services Program at NASA Kennedy is managing the launch service for the mission
For decades, NASA and its partners have tracked our ocean. This November, Sentinel-6B continues the legacy. 🌊 Once in orbit, it'll measure sea levels for nearly all of Earth’s ocean, helping improve hurricane forecasting and protect coastal communities. https://t.co/I6Use8YurW
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There’s still time to form your dream team and register for NASA's 2026 Lunabotics Challenge! Join more than 7,000 students who have participated in Lunabotics on-site or at their schools and be a part of the new golden age of innovation and exploration! https://t.co/7lvBHTQEjX
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You don't need a science degree to do @NASAScience_! 🧪 There are dozens of projects that need volunteers like you to help make important scientific discoveries. Bring your friends, family, or your schoolmates and stay involved all year long: https://t.co/xvxZQ13bMW
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.@NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from @NASA_Johnson in Houston to highlight the upcoming mission of astronaut Chris Williams to the @Space_Station. The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft, targeted to launch Nov. 27 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
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🛰️🛰️🛰️🚀 #ICYMI: Three Missions. One Rocket. IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers lifted off yesterday at 7:30 am EDT aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from LC-39A here at KSC! All three spacecraft will orbit the Sun near Lagrange point 1, about one million miles from Earth.
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🛰️🛰️🛰️Three deployments for the history books! Acquisition of Signal for all three spacecraft has been confirmed! IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers will orbit the Sun near Lagrange point 1, about one million miles from Earth. Thanks for following our launch coverage this morning!
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🚀🛰Carruthers spacecraft separation confirmed! That's three for three! All missions aboard today's launch have now been deployed.
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🚀🛰SWFO-L1 spacecraft separation confirmed! Only one more to go! Carruthers deployment coming up next.
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🚀🛰IMAP spacecraft separation confirmed! One down, two to go! SWFO-L1 is up next!
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Both Second Engine Start and Second Engine Cut-Off confirmed. The vehicle will now coast for about 10 minutes before our first of three spacecraft deployments! IMAP will lead the way, with SWFO-L1 and Carruthers close behind.
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🚀We’re expecting the Falcon’s second engine start in about 10 minutes. This burn will last only one minute, and is our last milestone before spacecraft deployments!
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🚀 Second stage Engine Cut-Off confirmed! The Falcon's second stage will now coast for about one hour. There will be a second and final engine burn before deployment of the three science missions on board!
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✅ Main Engine Cut-Off ✅ Stage Separation ✅ Second stage Engine Start This will be a ~5 minute burn. The payload fairing has also jettisoned, revealing the IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers spacecraft to the vacuum of space!
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🚀LIFTOFF of the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center! 🛰️ GO IMAP! 🛰️ GO SWFO-L1! 🛰️ GO Carruthers!
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🟢 We are a GO for launch from our NASA Launch Manager Dr. Denton Gibson! Liftoff at 7:30 am EDT! ⏰🚀
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T-15 minutes! In this final stretch before launch, the @SpaceX Falcon 9 will chill its engines and transition to internal power. The strongback will then retract into position for liftoff!🚀
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✅NASA Launch Manager Propellant Load and Launch Readiness Poll complete. ⛽Propellant Load of rocket grade kerosene (RP-1) and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) onto the Falcon 9 is now underway for the the IMAP, SWFO-L1 and Carruthers mission!
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🖥️Live Now! Tune in for launch coverage for IMAP, SWFO-L1, and Carruthers! Teams are on console at SpaceX's Hangar X and LSP’s Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Where are you watching the launch? https://t.co/c2139itpbg
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