{"id":278320,"date":"2025-09-05T02:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/science-research\/heliophysics\/upcoming-launch-to-boost-nasas-study-of-suns-influence-across-space\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:01:18","slug":"upcoming-launch-to-boost-nasas-study-of-suns-influence-across-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=278320","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Launch to Boost NASA\u2019s Study of Sun\u2019s Influence Across Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soon, there will be three new ways to study the Sun\u2019s influence across the solar system with the launch of a trio of NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft. Expected to launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 23, the missions include NASA\u2019s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), NASA\u2019s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA\u2019s SWFO-L1 (Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1) spacecraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The three missions will launch together aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From there, the spacecraft will travel together to their destination at the first Earth-Sun Lagrange point (L1), around one million miles from Earth toward the Sun.<\/p>\n

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