DSCOVR
China claims rocket stage destined for lunar impact is not from its 2014 moon mission
Rocket debris set to impact the moon in March does not originate from the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims.
DSCOVR back in operation
A NOAA spacecraft that provides space weather data and Earth imagery is back in service, more than eight months after suffering a technical problem.
NOAA warns of risks from relying on aging space weather missions
The head of NOAA’s space weather office used a recent hearing to caution that a failure of an aging spacecraft in the next few years could leave the agency “hurting a little bit” in its ability to monitor solar activity.
Software fix planned to restore DSCOVR
A space weather and Earth observation satellite that has been offline for more than three months could be restored to normal operations with new software, but that fix is not expected to be completed until early next year.
DSCOVR spacecraft in safe mode
A joint NASA/NOAA spacecraft that monitors space weather and provides imagery of Earth has been offline for more than a week because of a problem with its positioning system.
Budget issues could delay space weather mission
NOAA could be forced to delay plans for a space weather satellite if Congress decides to extend a stopgap spending bill currently funding the agency for the full year.
NOAA Space Weather Satellite Reaches Operational Orbit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest space-weather satellite has reached its operational orbit more than 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, the weather agency said June 8.
Technical Problems Postpone Falcon 9 Launch of DSCOVR
A pair of technical problems, one with the launch vehicle and the other with the range, postponed the scheduled Feb. 8 launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a space and Earth sciences satellite by at least one day.
