NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas

NASA picks SpaceX to launch Pandora exoplanet mission
A small NASA exoplanet probe now has a ride to Earth orbit. The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound (325-kilogram) satellite designed to help scientists better understand how our understanding of exoplanets' atmospheres are affected by changes in their host stars.
NASA, SpaceX Schedule Launch to Space Station
Takeoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the mission will carry a crew of four to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Anne McClain will command the mission and Nichole Ayers will be the pilot. The flight will be McClain's second and Ayers' first.
SpaceX to Launch NASA’s Pandora Mission
NASA said Monday the selection of SpaceX is part of the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare program. The VADR launch services contract looks to enable NASA to issue fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards throughout the five-year ordering period. It has a $300 million ceiling value.
NASA chooses SpaceX launch site in Texas for Pandora mission launch
NASA's Pandora satellite mission to document at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars will start from SpaceX at its Starbase launch facility in Cameron County, Texas.
NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Pandora Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Pandora mission, which will study at least 20 known exoplanets and their host stars to find out how changes in stars affect our observations of exoplanet atmospheres.
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