PUNCH Satellite Testing (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

PUNCH Satellite Testing

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Four suitcase-sized spacecraft, designed and built by Southwest Research Institute, passed all final evaluations and are now loaded into the faring awaiting launch into low Earth orbit no earlier than Feb. 28. NASA’s PUNCH mission is designed to provide a unified, integrated image of the solar corona and the nascent solar wind for the first time.

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