SpaceX, NASA launch two missions to “collect data” on galaxies, sun

Source: United Press International

“NASA and SpaceX successfully launched their SPHEREx and PUNCH missions into orbit Tuesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, 24 hours after poor weather and a technical issue scrubbed both missions. NASA’s new space telescope, the SPHEREx observatory, will map the sky on a two-year course over Earth’s poles, while four small satellites in the PUNCH mission will study the sun. … Tuesday’s successful liftoff was the first time NASA and SpaceX have launched two missions at once.” (03/12/25)

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/03/12/spacex-nasa-spherex-punch-launch/2641741752360/