ECE Illinois Researchers Contribute to NASA ICON Mission Oct 25, 2019 2:15 pmNews Article Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission launched on Oct. 10 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and some of the data it collects will be the result of work done at ECE ILLINOIS and The Grainger College of Engineering. Share on Facebook Tweet Email