IBEX to the far reachers of the solar system Options

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Today's newspaper had an article on IBEX spacecraft, which will study the far reaches of the solar system... from Earth orbit!

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a NASA satellite that will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space.

Departure of the L-1011 carrier aircraft from Vandenberg, carrying the Pegasus XL rocket with IBEX, occured last week 10th October. After a stop in Hawaii, the flight will continue and arrive at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific on Oct. 11 or 12.
Planned launchdate is Sunday 19th October 2008

http://www.ibex.swri.edu/timeline/index.shtml

http://www.ibex.swri.edu/

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IBEX mission briefing will be on NASA-TV today.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/oct/H...X_briefing.html

NASA to Reveal Data Showing a New View of Our Galaxy

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a NASA Science Update at 2:15 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 15, to discuss new science data of our galaxy obtained from the agency's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefing from the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, in Washington.

Very interesting. And IBEX PI Dave McComas makes it all sound even more interesting: http://www.ibex.swri.edu/archive/2009.10.shtml