NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft launched Wednesday at 7:27 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air…
Stargazer Aircraft Carrying IRIS Takes Off
The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30…
Nighttime Image of Texas Cities
One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station, some 240 miles above…
NASA Launches Satellite to Study How Sun's Atmosphere Is Energized
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft launched Wednesday at 7:27 p.m. PDT (10:27 p.m. EDT)…
NASA Launches Satellite to Study How Sun’s Atmosphere is Energized
NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft launched Wednesday at 7:27 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air…
Stargazer Aircraft Carrying IRIS Takes Off
The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30…
Nighttime Image of Texas Cities
One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station, some 240 miles above…
IRIS Launch Set for Thursday
Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with…
Power dressing
Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat, the most sophisticated commercial telecommunications satellite ever built.
IRIS Status Update: Ready for Flight
The Launch Readiness Review for NASA's IRIS observatory was held today. All Pegasus and IRIS systems…