NASA SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH Satellites Launch by SpaceX Falcon 9 Delayed; New Liftoff Date Will Be Announced Soon
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH Satellites which was to be launched by SpaceX Falcon 9 is now postponed. A new launch date will be announced once confirmed on the range.
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) Observatory, along with the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) satellite, will be launched by Elon Musk-run SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission was scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:10 PM PT, March 8 (around 8:40 AM IST, March 9). However, NASA and SpaceX are standing down for launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH. NASA said, "A new launch date will be announced once confirmed on the range." Sunita Williams Return To Earth Landing Date Confirmed: NASA Reveals When 'Stuck-in-Space' Indian-Origin Astronaut Will Come Back on Earth With Barry Wilmore.
NASA SPHEREx Observatory and PUNCH Satellites Launch Postponed
🚀LAUNCH UPDATE: NASA and SpaceX are standing down for tonight’s launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH.
A new launch date will be announced once confirmed on the range. https://t.co/RlhcztNLFn https://t.co/SKxZfnDZJp
— NASA (@NASA) March 9, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch of NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions Postponed
Standing down from tonight's Falcon 9 launch of @NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions for teams to continue vehicle checkouts ahead of liftoff. Will announce a new launch date once confirmed on the Range
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 9, 2025
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