Pandora, a keen-eyed satellite built to study exoplanets, readies for launch

Pandora, the latest in a long line of space science missions from the University of Arizona, has taken the final major step in its journey into space. This week, Pandora, a satellite the size of a refrigerator, was mounted inside the launch vehicle, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Pandora now awaits liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch window opens at 6:19 a.m. Arizona time (8:19 a.m. EST) on Sunday, January 11. SpaceX will livestream the event.