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A small gamma-ray observatory gets a launch provider
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch StarBurst, a satellite designed to help study brief bursts of high-energy radiation.
The 17 September announcement places the launch no earlier than 2028, on a Falcon 9 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral. StarBurst will investigate signals associated with events such as neutron-star mergers. The announcement awards launch services; it does not mean the instrument is already in orbit.
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