NASA’s newest galactic scout is ready for duty. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (dubbed TESS for short) is set to embark on a two-year mission to scour our cosmic neighborhood for potentially habitable worlds. But first, it’ll need a boost from SpaceX. Exhaust plumes billowed around Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral last Wednesday as SpaceX …
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