ELFIN Takes Flight

We have liftoff of the ELFIN spacecraft! Both satellites were carried into orbit this morning, ridesharing with the ICESat-2 mission onboard a Delta II rocket. We arrived outside of Vandenberg Air Force base a bit after 4am. The Air Force...

ELFIN Prelaunch

We’re two days out from the launch of the ELFIN spacecraft, UCLA’s first student-built satellites. At long last, September 15 is the day! I think ELFIN is a great mission and the program means a lot to me. But before...