Sunday's delayed launch means that NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will wait at least a day before it can take up its job of helping warn of potentially damaging solar flares. If Monday's rescheduled liftoff goes as planned, the unmanned spacecraft will be on its way to a point between the Earth and the Sun, where it will act as a space weather observatory and early warning station. .. Continue Reading DSCOVR satellie to keep a weather eye on solar storms
Section: Space
Tags: DSCOVR, NASA, NOAA, Observatory, Satellite, Spacecraft, SpaceX, US Air Force
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