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Detailed explanation-1: -As of August 2022, SPHEREx is targeted to launch no earlier than April 2025 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The principal investigator is James Bock at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.

Detailed explanation-2: -About the mission The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is a planned two-year mission that will survey the sky in optical as well as near-infrared light which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful tool for answering cosmic questions.

Detailed explanation-3: -SpaceX launches lunar lander for Japanese venture ispace, which aims to create an economy around the moon. Japanese lunar exploration company ispace began its long-anticipated first mission on Sunday, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the venture’s lunar lander.

Detailed explanation-4: -14, 2022. Crew-5 is made up of: NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Casada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina. See full coverage of SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission at the International Space Station here. Elizabeth Howell (Ph.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indeed, early in its history, SpaceX won a crucial contract from NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station - before it even made it to orbit. Since then, the company has gone from success to success - earning billions in awards along the way.