Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment
21 May 2024 | Tim Michaels It is late autumn at the Rocket Lab launch complex in New Zealand, since it is in the southern hemisphere. Forecasts of unsuitable weather have delayed the first PREFIRE CubeSat launch until May 25, 2024 at 7:28 am UTC. While you are waiting, enjoy a new mission overview video! …
15 May 2024 | Tim Michaels After a long-distance voyage to the Rocket Lab launch complex in New Zealand, the tiny twin PREFIRE CubeSats are being prepped for launch aboard two separate Electron rockets. The first PREFIRE CubeSat launch (referred to as Ready, Aim, PREFIRE by Rocket Lab) may occur as soon as May 22, …
12 Feb 2024 | Tim Michaels Heading into space in late spring 2024 from a seaside launchpad in New Zealand, the dual PREFIRE CubeSats will soon begin their work! Although small in size, they will provide important measurements about how well the Earth’s polar regions are able to cool off. For more details, see the …
30 Aug 2023 | Erin Hokanson Wagner NASA has selected the launch provider for the PREFIRE mission. Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California will launch both PREFIRE CubeSats during the spring of 2024. The first PREFIRE CubeSat launch is nominally scheduled for May 1, 2024, and the launch of the other PREFIRE CubeSat …
01 Dec 2021 | Cally Bloch On November 16-17, the PREFIRE science team virtually gathered for their annual meeting to collaborate and discuss updates. Participants from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NASA discussed mission and instrument status, validation plans, algorithm status and baseline …
16 Jun 2020 Welcome to the PREFIRE Website, hosted at the Space Science and Engineering Center. The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) was selected during the fourth Earth Venture Instrument (EVI-4) opportunity. Please see the announcements at NASA and UW-Madison for more information. The team is currently working toward a launch …