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NASA Selects SpaceX for $300 Million Pandora Mission

2/11/2025

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NASA has tapped SpaceX to propel its groundbreaking Pandora mission from Starbase, Texas. This ambitious project aims to explore 20 exoplanets and their stars, building on insights from the James Webb Space Telescope. With a hefty $300 million contract, Pandora will utilize a 17-inch telescope to monitor celestial transits over the course of a year.

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NASA has tapped SpaceX to propel its groundbreaking Pandora mission from Starbase, Texas. This ambitious project aims to explore 20 exoplanets and their stars, building on insights from the James Webb Space Telescope. With a hefty $300 million contract, Pandora will utilize a 17-inch telescope to monitor celestial transits over the course of a year.