<ul><li>NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), the agency’s newest space telescope.</li><li>The SPHEREx mission will improve our understanding of how the universe evolved and search for key ingredients for life in our galaxy.</li><li>The launch window opens at 10:09 p.m. EST (7:09 p.m. PST) Thursday, Feb. 27, for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will lift off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.</li><li>Media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch has passed.</li></ul>

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun

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