NuSTAR

The NuSTAR is scheduled for launch sometime in June, the date isn’t available at the moment or at least as far as I could find. The date should be released by U.S. Army’s Reagan Test Site shortly. The NuSTAR will … Continue reading →

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The NuSTAR is scheduled for launch sometime in June, the date isn’t available at the moment or at least as far as I could find. The date should be released by U.S. Army’s Reagan Test Site shortly.
The NuSTAR will be flown from the air-launched Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus rocket. The Pegasus booster has flown 40 times overall and 25 in the more powerful Pegasus XL rocket. The air launch is where the booster and spacecraft is dropped from a plane, in this case the L-1011 jumbo jet, at an altitude of about 40,000 feet. The launch will occur over the Pacific Ocean.
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