Science & Space
NASA Selects SpaceX to Launch StarBurst Gamma-Ray Science Mission
NASA chose SpaceX to launch StarBurst, a small satellite studying neutron star mergers and short gamma-ray bursts.
What happened
NASA selected SpaceX to provide launch services for StarBurst. The small satellite will fly on a Bandwagon rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida.
Why it matters
The selection gives StarBurst a designated launch provider and rideshare route for its astrophysics mission. It also assigns SpaceX responsibility for sending the satellite into space, though NASA disclosed no contract value or launch date here.
Source: NASA