NASA Chooses SpaceX for 2027 Gamma-Ray Telescope Launch
The COSI mission aims to study gamma-ray emissions and the origins of elements in the Milky Way using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
- The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) will launch in August 2027 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
- COSI will investigate the creation and destruction of matter and antimatter, and map nucleosynthesis sites in the galaxy.
- The mission will also detect short gamma-ray bursts and study gamma-ray polarization.
- NASA awarded SpaceX a $69 million contract for the launch, the only rocket certified for the mission's unique orbit.
- The mission involves collaboration between multiple institutions including UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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