TRACERS mission extended to spring 2027

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa Now

https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2026/11/tracers-mission-extended-spring-2027

CLAS physics and astronomy faculty closer to launching instruments for TRACERS mission

Monday, February 19, 2024

The team of University of Iowa researchers and graduate students has been working on TRACERS, which is funded by NASA, since 2019. The two satellites are anticipated to launch in April 2025.

CLAS researchers celebrate the TRACERS launch

CLAS researchers celebrate TRACERS launch

Monday, July 28, 2025

Iowa Stories

Dozens of scientists from the University of Iowa traveled to Lompoc, California, to joyfully witness the successful rocket launch associated with TRACERS — the NASA-funded mission to study the mysterious, powerful interactions between the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.

TRACERS mission led by CLAS physics and astronomy researchers set to launch July 22

Monday, July 21, 2025

Iowa Now

The planned launch date for NASA's TRACERS mission is Tuesday, July 22 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry two satellites loaded with instruments to study the Earth's magnetic interactions with the sun.