Pegasus Rocket Launches NASA ICON Mission

A Pegasus XL rocket carrying NASA's ICON satellite was dropped from an L-1011 Stargazer aircraft and launched on Oct. 10, 2019. -- NASA Launches Long-Delayed ICON Space Weather Satellite to Study Earth's Ionosphere:

NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON): Exploring Earth's Ionosphere:

Credit: NASA

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