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Space Agency Changes Launch Vehicle for Solar Storm Research
NASA has announced a change in the launch vehicle for its SunRISE mission, which studies solar storms, from the Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. The mission aims to gain a deeper understanding of how the sun generates solar storms by observing low-frequency radio radiation using six nanosatellites. The switch in launch vehicles may be due to reliability concerns with the Vulcan Centaur, which has experienced anomalies in two of its four launches. The Falcon Heavy, on the other hand, has made 12 successful launches since 2018. The launch date for SunRISE is yet to be determined, according to reports from Unknown Source.