The launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions conducted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA and SpaceX is currently scheduled to take place no earlier than Thursday, March 6th.
The previous launch date was scheduled to take place on March 3. But NASA has confirmed that it will not be holding the prelaunch news conference for SPHEREx and PUNCH on Monday, March 3. Due to the fact that the teams require additional time to review the data on the launch vehicle hardware.
The teams will be able to finish the prelaunch checkouts and the processing of vehicles thanks to the additional time.
Within the Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the launch window opens at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), which is 7:09 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission will help us gain a better understanding of what occurred in the first second after the big bang. And will also hunt for essential components that are necessary for the existence of life in our galaxy.
In order to observe the transition of the Sun’s corona into the solar wind, the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission will be executed.
It has been decided that the prelaunch news briefing will take place on Wednesday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m., and that the coverage will be broadcast live on NASA+.
Telephone inquiries from the media are possible. In order to obtain the dial-in number and passcode. Members of the media are required to get in touch with the Kennedy newsroom at ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov no later than one hour before to the beginning of the event.
The live launch broadcast of SPHEREx and PUNCH will commence at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, and will be streamed live on NASA+ beginning at that time.