IXPE Live Launch Coverage from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. IXPE, the first mission of its kind, will measure polarized X-rays from objects, such as black holes and neutron stars. This mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 9, 2021 at 1:00 a.m. EST, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center.
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KSC-20211209-MH-AJW01-0001-IXPE_Isolated_Launch_Views_4K_WON_3292315
Date Created
December 7, 2021
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KSC
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video
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NASA/SpaceX
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Launch Complex 39A
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