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Aspera

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Rocket Lab · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, New Zealand · 2027-01-29 · 00:00:00 UTC

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Lift-off: 2027-01-29
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Vehicle

Electron

Orbit

LEO

Crewed

Mission

Astrophysics

Operator

Rocket Lab

Mission Details

PayloadAspera

Mission typeAstrophysics

Launch siteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1 · Unknown Pad

OrbitLEO

Operator agencyRocket Lab

CountryNew Zealand

Date2027-01-29

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Aspera houses an ultraviolet telescope and will examine hot gas in the intergalactic medium, thought to be contributing to the birth of stars and planets. Aspera will be the first NASA astrophysics mission to gather and map these ultraviolet light signatures, potentially unlocking a deeper understanding of the origins of stars, planets, and life in the universe.

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