Pegasus delivered the GALEX, NuSTAR, IRIS, CYGNSS, ICON, and IXPE missions.
NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) has been used for the first time to study a white dwarf star.
Astronomers examined the intermediate polar EX Hydrae using IXPE's unique X-ray polarization capability.
IXPE unlocked the geometry of energetic binary systems by studying EX Hydrae.
In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one week focused on the white dwarf star system EX Hydrae.
The IXPE space observatory is NASA's first mission designed to study polarized X-rays from extreme astrophysical objects.
MIT astronomers used NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) to observe EX Hydrae.
The IXPE spacecraft launched in 2021 and focuses mainly on supernovae, black holes, and neutron stars.
In January 2025, IXPE took about 600,000 seconds of X-ray measurements from EX Hydrae.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster that flew Hera previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, Maxar 1, ASBM, and 10 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 booster that flew the Maxar 1 mission had previously supported the launches of Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and nine Starlink missions.
The first-stage booster supporting the Vandenberg mission previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and multiple Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the SLC-4E Vandenberg mission is on its 18th flight and previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and seven Starlink missions.
The SLC-4E booster referenced in multiple updates is making its 18th flight and previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425 and seven Starlink missions.
The 18th-flight Falcon 9 first-stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, Korea 425 and seven Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 booster supporting the Korea 425 mission previously launched IXPE and Transporter-4.
The first stage booster supporting the Korea 425 mission is flying for the 17th time and previously supported Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the mission previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and three Starlink missions.
The 2022-12-29 Falcon 9 booster previously supported Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, and two Starlink missions.