NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles
NASA • 5/7/2026
Summary
NASA-supported small spacecraft SNAPPY, designed by a university, launched at 12 a.m. PDT on Sunday. It was aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space. SNAPPY aims to study solar particles known as neutrinos that travel through the universe at near-light speeds.
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