Friday 19 December 2014

NASA awards Launch Services Contract for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

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NASA awards Launch Services Contract for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2014 - NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TESS will launch aboard a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle, with liftoff targeted for August 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The total cost for NASA to launch TESS is approximately $87 million, which includes the launch service, spacecraft processing, payload ... more


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