SpaceX Falcon 9 Third Launch Attempt A Charm
By Space Coast Daily // February 11, 2015
DSCOVR MissionBlasts Off From Cape
ABOVE LIVESTREAM: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying DSCOVR lifted off at 6:03:32 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION – The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying DSCOVR lifted off at 6:03:32 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
DSCOVR will provide critical data necessary for NOAA space weather forecasters to issue timely and accurate warnings of solar storms that have the potential to disrupt major public infrastructure systems such as power grids, telecommunications, aviation and GPS.
DSCOVR is a partnership between NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force and will maintain the nation’s solar wind observations capability.
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