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On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more

· Cape Canaveral, United States · Americas

On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space, including solar wind and space weather.

Topic
Space & rockets
Location
Cape Canaveral, United States (28.417°, -80.593°)
Region
Americas
Impact
critical
Reported by
Space.com
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