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Webcast Update: IBEX is in Orbit!
Sunday, October 19

After a smooth countdown and climb toward space, NASA's IBEX spacecraft is in orbit.

This is the beginning of NASA's two-year IBEX mission to study the interactions of hot solar wind colliding with the cold vastness of space, mapping the boundaries of our solar system.

Thank you to those who joined us for the live webcast. Check back next month to find video clips from the program.
IBEX: Exploring The Edge of Our Solar System movie IBEX: Exploring The Edge of Our Solar System — Jump into the secrets of our Solar System and discover more about how the heliosphere protects life on Earth and explorers in space. This short video will answer different questions about the IBEX mission and will help you learn more about the edge of our Solar System. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Also available on YouTube.
IBEX: What are the Boundaries of our Solar System? IBEX: What are the Boundaries of our Solar System? — There are several boundaries at the edge of our solar system. The IBEX mission will study these boundaries to help us understand how they protect life on Earth and astronauts in space from the galactic cosmic rays coming from interstellar space. In this video you will find out what the boundaries of our solar system are. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Also available on YouTube.
IBEX: A Global Imager Of Our Solar System's Boundaries IBEX: A Global Imager Of Our Solar System's Boundaries — IBEX is a NASA mission that will, for the first time, take a picture of the edge of our solar system. This video explains the way IBEX will create a global map of the boundaries of our solar system. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Also available on Youtube.
IBEX Mission Video 2008 IBEX Mission Video 2008 — PI Dave McComas explains the ideas behind the IBEX mission, describes the building and testing of the mission and invites you stay up to date on the mission's progress. Credit: The IBEX Team/Southwest Research Institute
IBEX Mission Update IBEX Mission Update — NASA explains how the IBEX mission and its revolutionary technology will help us understand the heliosphere and how it helps protect us from dangerous galactic cosmic rays. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
 
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