heliophysics
NASA examines effects of 2017 spending bill on science programs
As members of Congress took credit for NASA funding levels in a fiscal year 2017 omnibus spending bill, the agency’s science leadership is examining how those funds will affect its programs.
Heliophysics Small Explorer Solicitation Set for First Half of 2016
The agency expects to release a draft solicitation by the end of the year for the $115 million mission, which would notionally launch in 2022.
Why Heliophysicists are Taking a Shine to Cubesats
Within NASA, the Heliophysics Division is leading the way when it comes to cubesats that yield useful scientific data. That is partly because the latest Heliophysics decadal, a 10-year science roadmap published in 2012, is much newer than those for the other three NASA science divisions.
NASA Mulls Participation in Sino-European Small Space Mission
U.S. law forbids bilateral cooperation between NASA and China, so the U.S. agency would funnel its contribution to the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer through ESA.
Clarke Succeeds Chenette as NASA Heliophysics Director
Steven Clarke will take over as director of NASA’s roughly $600 million heliophysics division effective June 1, the agency said.
NASA Taps Delta 4 Heavy for Solar Probe Plus Launch
That launch, valued at $389 million, will also use a Star-48 upper-stage motor provided by Orbital ATK.
NASA Gives the Green Light to $200 Million ICON Mission
NASA approved ICON, a small heliophysics mission set to launch no later than October 2017, to proceed into development, the agency announced Nov. 12.
