On Saturday, August 26, a joint European and Japanese X-ray mission called XRISM will launch to uncover the mysteries of the high-energy universe.
This weekend is gearing up to be an exciting one for space nerds, as two big launches will be occurring within a day of each other. On Friday, August 25, four crewmembers will launch to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon launched with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Crew-7 mission. And a day later, on Saturday, August 26, a joint European and Japanese X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) will launch as well.
Both launches will be live-streamed, so if you fancy settling in for a weekend of rocket watching, then we’ve already covered how to watch the Crew-7 launch, and you can read on for details of how to watch the XRISM launch as well.
