Join NASA as a Virtual Guest for the SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions Launch
About this Event

Virtual guests for this launch will receive curated mission resources, stay informed with the latest updates, and receive a commemorative stamp for their virtual guest passport after liftoff—all delivered straight to their inbox!

Join us virtually for the launch of NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) and PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) missions.NASA’s SPHEREx mission will share its ride to space with NASA’s PUNCH mission.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than February 2025 for the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The SPHEREx mission will provide the first all-sky spectral survey. Over its two-year planned mission, the SPHEREx Observatory will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies and over 100 million stars in the Milky Way to explore the origins of the universe.

PUNCH, a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, aims to better understand how the mass and energy of the Sun’s corona become the solar wind that fills the solar system. Four suitcase-sized satellites will work together to produce images of the entire inner solar system around the clock.

For more information about the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions, visit:

SPHEREx: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex/
PUNCH: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/punch/

There is no physical ticket for online participation nor access to on-center activities. Register to participate from your spot in the universe! All resources, participation, and registration are FREE.

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