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'Picture perfect' Atlas V launch sends four NASA satellites into orbit

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The Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying four Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, spacecraft on a mission to study magnetic reconnection. Scientists believe MMS will provide insights into the fundamental process that occurs throughout the universe. Liftoff was at 10:44 p.m. EDT.

Cape Canaveral, Fla. An umanned rocket lit up the night sky over Florida like a larger-than-life roman candle Thursday night (March 12), carrying a four satellites on a mission to seek an explosive phenomenon in Earth's magnetic field.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off from a launch pad here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:44 p.m. (0244 p.m. GMT March 13), sending NASA's fourMagnetospheric Multiscale satellites(MMS) on their way to hunt for magnetic reconnection events in Earth's magnetic field. NASA capturedspectacular video of the nighttime MMS satellite launch.

NASA launch manager Omar Baez said it was a "picture perfect" launch for the Atlas V and the four MMS satellites. "Everybody is cheering and it appears that all four are where they need to be," Baez said after the launch. [See more launch photos for NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission]

Roughly 3,850 people were expected to watch the launch from the Kennedy Space Center campus and the Banana Creek, NASA Causeway as the Atlas V streaked into the clear, windy night sky over Florida.

The Atlas V was carrying four satellites that comprise the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, or MMS, which will orbit together through the Earth's magnetic field. The$1.1 billion MMS missionwill study a phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection, the key driver of what is known as space weather, which includes solar flares and coronal mass ejections, as well as geomagnetic storms and the auroras at the north and south poles. These events can damage human-made satellites and create electric surges in power grids on the ground.

John Durelli, an MMS scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said "the whole MMS team" came to Florida to watch the launch, many of them with their families. When asked how he was feeling about the launch, Durelli said he and his colleagues were using the phrase, "euphora-terror."

"Some people have been [working on MMS] for 10 years, so it's been a long time in development," Durelli said. "You have this combined feeling: you can't believe it's finally happening, but also, 'Oh my god! What if something goes wrong!'"

MMS is the only space experiment dedicated solely to studying magnetic reconnection. This process occurs when magnetic field lines break and reconnect in the presence of plasma. The magnetic fields release huge amounts of energy that canaccelerate the plasma to nearly the speed of light. The four MMS satellites were built and tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Multiple institutions and universities contributed to the science and instrumentation on the MMS satellites.

It is not yet known how the energy from magnetic field lines is transformed into heat and kinetic energy during magnetic reconnection, the mission scientists say. The four MMS satellites willfly in a pyramid shape, which will allow them to take data on magnetic reconnection events in three dimensions. The satellites will observe these extreme events all the way down to the level of electrons a resolution 100 times higher than previous experiments that have observed this phenomenon, according to MMS scientists.

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The Atlas V rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying four Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, spacecraft on a mission to study magnetic reconnection. Scientists believe MMS will provide insights into the fundamental process that occurs throughout the universe. Liftoff was at 10:44 p.m. EDT.

Cape Canaveral, Fla. An umanned rocket lit up the night sky over Florida like a larger-than-life roman candle Thursday night (March 12), carrying a four satellites on a mission to seek an explosive phenomenon in Earth's magnetic field.

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off from a launch pad here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:44 p.m. (0244 p.m. GMT March 13), sending NASA's fourMagnetospheric Multiscale satellites(MMS) on their way to hunt for magnetic reconnection events in Earth's magnetic field. NASA capturedspectacular video of the nighttime MMS satellite launch.

NASA launch manager Omar Baez said it was a "picture perfect" launch for the Atlas V and the four MMS satellites. "Everybody is cheering and it appears that all four are where they need to be," Baez said after the launch. [See more launch photos for NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission]

Roughly 3,850 people were expected to watch the launch from the Kennedy Space Center campus and the Banana Creek, NASA Causeway as the Atlas V streaked into the clear, windy night sky over Florida.

The Atlas V was carrying four satellites that comprise the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, or MMS, which will orbit together through the Earth's magnetic field. The$1.1 billion MMS missionwill study a phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection, the key driver of what is known as space weather, which includes solar flares and coronal mass ejections, as well as geomagnetic storms and the auroras at the north and south poles. These events can damage human-made satellites and create electric surges in power grids on the ground.

John Durelli, an MMS scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said "the whole MMS team" came to Florida to watch the launch, many of them with their families. When asked how he was feeling about the launch, Durelli said he and his colleagues were using the phrase, "euphora-terror."

"Some people have been [working on MMS] for 10 years, so it's been a long time in development," Durelli said. "You have this combined feeling: you can't believe it's finally happening, but also, 'Oh my god! What if something goes wrong!'"

MMS is the only space experiment dedicated solely to studying magnetic reconnection. This process occurs when magnetic field lines break and reconnect in the presence of plasma. The magnetic fields release huge amounts of energy that canaccelerate the plasma to nearly the speed of light. The four MMS satellites were built and tested at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Multiple institutions and universities contributed to the science and instrumentation on the MMS satellites.

It is not yet known how the energy from magnetic field lines is transformed into heat and kinetic energy during magnetic reconnection, the mission scientists say. The four MMS satellites willfly in a pyramid shape, which will allow them to take data on magnetic reconnection events in three dimensions. The satellites will observe these extreme events all the way down to the level of electrons a resolution 100 times higher than previous experiments that have observed this phenomenon, according to MMS scientists.

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Sen. Ted Cruz pleads with NASA to stop focusing on Earth

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WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- During a hearing where NASA's $18.5 billion budget request was considered, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questioned NASA's objectives.

"I'd like to start by asking a general question," Cruz said to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. "In your judgment, what is the core mission of NASA?"

"Our core mission from the very beginning has been to investigate, explore space and the Earth environment, and to help us make this place a better place," Bolden said, referencing the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 that created NASA.

Cruz disagreed, saying Americans believe NASA is strictly for exploring space. "I am concerned that NASA in the current environment has lost its full focus on that core mission," Cruz said.

Cruz's concerns seemed to express his opinion that NASA's focus on climate change was unnecessary and wasteful. Bolden defended the agency's focus on the Earth, saying, "We can't go anywhere if the Kennedy Space Center goes underwater and we don't know it -- and that's understanding our environment." He also said he's very proud of NASA's Earth-science program.

Cruz was made chair of the Senate subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, which oversees NASA, in January.

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NASA Spacecraft on Mission to Solve Earth's Magnetic Mystery

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A quartet of NASA observatories are spending their first day orbiting Earth on a mission to study the interaction between our planet and sun's magnetic fields.

The phenomenon, called magnetic re-connection, occurs when the Earth and sun's magnetic fields come together, separate and then merge again. The process is believed to be the catalyst for explosive bursts of energy that can impact electronics on Earth, including GPS navigation, communication systems and power grids.

NASA hopes data collected during the billion-dollar two-year mission will lead to a better understanding of space weather and the explosions that send particles flying at the speed of light.

The four spacecraft were stacked atop each other Thursday night and blasted into space on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 421 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida and separated in five minute increments once they were safely in space.

"All four of our spacecraft have deployed and data indicates we have a healthy fleet," said Craig Tooley, a NASA project manager.

Each observatory stretches 11-feet wide and 4-feet high and weighs in at around 3,000 pounds, according to NASA. Scientists will test instruments on each observatory over the next several weeks before the spacecraft assume a pyramid formation. Science observations are set to begin in September.

While the mission is expected to yield new insights about the titanic explosions surrounding Earth, scientists expect it will also shed new light on magnetic re-connection in other parts of the solar system.

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Ted Cruz, NASA chief spar over space agency's mission

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and NASA chief Charles Bolden sparred Thursday over a fundamental question: Why does the space agency exist?

The junior senator, who chairs the Senate Space, Science and Competitiveness Subcommittee, feels NASA is losing its focus on space exploration and spending too much of its budget on Earth sciences.

"Almost any American would agree that the core function of NASA is to explore space," Cruz said. "Thats what inspires little boys and girls across the country."

Bolden argued that all that Earth science is absolutely critical to space exploration.

Our core mission from the very beginning has been to investigate, explore space and the Earth environment, and to help us make this place a better place, he said during a subcommittee hearing on Obamas $18.5 billion budget (fiscal year 2016) request for NASA.

Cruz dragged out some charts that showed a 41 percent increase in the budget of earth science and a 7.6 percent decrease in space exploration.

The NASA administrator poked fun at Cruzs chartsmanship, while noting he couldnt confirm those numbers. Bolden added that one reason for the drop in exploration and space operations funding is that theres been a conscious effort to make space flight cheaper as NASA tries to go deeper into the solar system.

Who won the back-and-forth? Depends who you ask. Mashable wrote the NASA chief had the perfect comeback to Cruzs criticism. Bloomberg described Bolden as rattled, pointing out that he flubbed some math about the agency's spending under his administration. Cruz corrected the error. (You can watch the videohere).

Many expected Cruz to try to cut NASAs budget when he took over the subcommittee in January. The space agency often endures criticism for spending large sums of money on exploration missions that seem irrelevant to life on Earth. But Cruz and Colorado senator Cory Gardner didnt seem to have a problem with the budget, just where it was being allocated.

That's because, in reality, Cruzs argument was a veiled attack on NASAs research on climate change. Bolden understood that, at one point referencing the threat of sea level rise to Cape Canaveral.

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