TENET RESEARCH(@tenet_research):$SPCX - NASA selected SPCX to launch its StarBurst gamma-ray detector on a Falcon 9 Bandwagon rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral no earlier than 2028. The Details: • Launch site: Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. • Mission target: StarBurst will investigate neutron-star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. • Sky coverage: The satellite will observe sky areas not blocked by Earth for brief, powerful gamma-ray bursts. • Science approach: Researchers will combine StarBurst data with gravitational-wave measurements and other telescope observations. • Contract vehicle: The award is a firm-fixed-price VADR task order; the contract vehicle has a $1 billion maximum value over 10 years.

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$SPCX - NASA selected SPCX to launch its StarBurst gamma-ray detector on a Falcon 9 Bandwagon rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral no earlier than 2028. The Details: • Launch site: Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. • Mission target: StarBurst will investigate neutron-star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. • Sky coverage: The satellite will observe sky areas not blocked by Earth for brief, powerful gamma-ray bursts. • Science approach: Researchers will combine StarBurst data with gravitational-wave measurements and other telescope observations. • Contract vehicle: The award is a firm-fixed-price VADR task order; the contract vehicle has a $1 billion maximum value over 10 years.