Press Event
IXPE Pre-Launch News Conference
Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9 Block 5 | X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
NASA will host a media briefing about the upcoming launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Dec. 9, 2021, 6 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a space observatory tasked with measuring the polarization of cosmic X-rays. This data will help to learn more about objects that emit these X-rays, such as black holes and neutron stars.
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