The picture shows the SPHEREx observatory installed in the Fiesta Area, at BAE Systems in Boulder CO. The observatory is surrounded by speaker stacks, that are used to perform the acoustics test. This test was performed in late July 2024, and entails subjecting the assembly to the acoustics loads that it will see during its launch environment. SPHEREx passed this test with flying colors. (Image captured by: BAE Systems, Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech)
We are less than 15 days away from launching SPHEREx, a mission that will observe hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies in infrared light, a range of wavelengths not visible to the human eye. Tune in as we speak with experts from the mission, both at Vandenberg Space Force Base and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, and see the space observatory up close and speak with experts...
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Read MoreThe SPHEREx Observatory has completed standalone operations in the West High Bay at Astrotech Space Operations Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The observatory is ready to begin integrated operations with rideshare partner mission PUNCH and the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle, readying for launch in a few weeks. Photo taken at Astrotech Space Operations Facility, VSFB by BAE...
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