ScienceNASA selects SpaceX to launch StarBurst satellite
NASA says the small satellite will scan the sky for short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars, capturing the earliest high-energy signals.
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NASA announced that SpaceX will launch StarBurst, a small satellite intended to detect short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars. NASA is targeting a Falcon 9 launch no earlier than 2028 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX says StarBurst will fly aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission.
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NASA selects SpaceX to launch StarBurst satellite
NASA says the small satellite will scan the sky for short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars, capturing the earliest high-energy signals.
TLDR
NASA announced that SpaceX will launch StarBurst, a small satellite intended to detect short gamma-ray bursts from merging neutron stars. NASA is targeting a Falcon 9 launch no earlier than 2028 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX says StarBurst will fly aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission.