We are delighted that TESS was successfully delivered into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. TESS launched April 18 at 6:51 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, roughly 40 minutes later TESS separated from the second stage. Shortly after, solar arrays were deployed and telemetry …

UPDATE - Now targeting April 18 for launch.

TESS will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday April 16 at 6:32 pm from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Airforce Station! The TESS spacecraft has been fueled and encapsulated in the rocket fairing and the Falcon 9 …

TESS is preparing for launch at 6.32pm EDT on Monday April 16. Update will be posted on the public affairs website. Many familiar faces will be appearing on NASA TV this coming Sunday and Monday.

You can watch the launch live at nasa.gov/tess.

The selection of TESS Guest Investigator Program Cycle 1 proposals has been finalized. A full list of selected programs is available. TESS is scheduled to launch by the end of March. If this schedule holds, science operation will begin at the start of June, with the first data reaching the …

The TESS team will are putting on a number of events at this year's American Astronomical Society in National Harbor, MD. In addition to those events the team are putting on, there are numerous talks from scientist excited to get their hands on the data.

Evening splinter session

NASA's TESS …