Talk:Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites

Launch Readiness Date (LRD) update
D. M. Miles (talk) 15:39, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be removed: As of August 2022, TRACERS is expected to be launched in February 2024.
 * Specific text to be added: As of NASA's Key Decision Point C (KDP-C) Review on March 31, 2022, TRACERS has a target launch readiness date of July 27, 2024.
 * Specific text to be removed: Launch date February 2024 (planned)
 * Specific text to be added: Launch Date July 2024 (planned)
 * Reason for the change: Existing reference is superseded by NASA blog post.
 * References supporting change: https://blogs.nasa.gov/tracers/2022/04/04/nasas-tracers-mission-passes-key-milestone-advances-toward-launch/
 * ✅. Thanks, Pabsoluterince (talk) 23:16, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Add mission website
D. M. Miles (talk) 11:24, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be removed: | website          =
 * Specific text to be added: | website          = https://tracers.physics.uiowa.edu/
 * Reason for the change: Updating article and adding relevant details to reflect current state of the mission.
 * References supporting change: https://tracers.physics.uiowa.edu/

D. M. Miles (talk) 11:58, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be removed: | insignia        =
 * Specific text to be added: | insignia        =  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TRACERS_Logo.svg
 * Reason for the change: Updating article and adding relevant details to reflect current state of the mission.
 * References supporting change: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TRACERS_Logo.svg
 * ✅ Spintendo  14:12, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Death of Principal Investigator
https://physics.uiowa.edu/news/2023/08/renowned-iowa-physics-professor-researcher-craig-kletzing-dies https://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/esteemed-iowa-nasa-physicist-craig-kletzing-dies/ https://physics.uiowa.edu/news/2023/09/miles-named-pi-tracers-mission D. M. Miles (talk) 12:33, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be removed: The Principal Investigator is Craig A. Kletzing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
 * Specific text to be added: TRACERS was proposed by Craig A. Kletzing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa who served as Principal Investigator until his death in 2023. David M. Miles at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa was named as Principal Investigator in his stead.
 * Reason for the change: Death of Principal Investigator.
 * References supporting change:
 * Ref notes need to be placed in the proposed text at the exact location where the information which they reference resides. With this request, URL links were placed at the end of the request. These links do not indicate which portions of the text they are referencing. (See WP:INTEGRITY.) Regards, Spintendo  22:12, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * My apologies - I'm very much still learning the process here. Could you advise me on the correct next steps? Is it appropriate to submit a new edit request but with the references placed correctly? Thanks. D. M. Miles (talk) 00:08, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Former grad student of Craig here. I updated the info about Craig's passing and added in Miles being named PI. Here to help where I can. Aryahmmr (talk) 04:07, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Launch vehicle selection
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-launch-services-for-pair-of-space-weather-satellites/ D. M. Miles (talk) 12:59, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Specific text to be removed: TRACERS is a pair of identical spacecraft that will be launched as a secondary mission to another orbiter named Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) and will operate in synergy; PUNCH will study the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun, while TRACERS will study Earth's response.
 * Specific text to be added: Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) is a future mission by NASA that aims to answer long-standing questions critical to understanding the Sun-Earth System. TRACERS is a pair of identically instrumented spinning spacecraft that will study how the Sun's solar wind interacts with the Earth's magnetosphere. TRACERS was initially planned to be launched as a secondary mission to another orbiter named Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH). PUNCH will study the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun, while TRACERS will study Earth's response. . On 29 September 2023 NASA Launch Services Program selected SpaceX its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for TRACERS launch through the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program.
 * Reason for the change: Announcement of launch vehicle
 * References supporting change:
 * Portions of the proposed text appear to be unreferenced (e.g., the claim "On 29 September 2023 NASA Launch Services Program selected SpaceX its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for TRACERS launch through the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program.". There does not appear to be a ref note at the end of this statement, which suggests that the statement is unreferenced. Regards, Spintendo  22:12, 30 September 2023 (UTC)


 * If we read the reference, it does seem to support that claim, so we could just move the ref to the end, or name it and use it a 2nd time (or use the Jeff Foust ref, or add a citation-needed). I'm happy to do it if no one else wants to. - Rod57 (talk) 12:33, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed. We can alternatively place the second source cited after that line: . Pabsoluterince (talk) 13:06, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Included wholesale, with additional citation. Pabsoluterince (talk) 13:23, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Primary payload on rideshare
"according to NASA spokesperson Leejay Lockhart, TRACERS will be the primary payload of a rideshare mission going to sun-synchronous orbit no earlier than April 2025." says. - Rod57 (talk) 19:31, 5 October 2023 (UTC)