NASA schedules STORIE mission launch in May to study Earth's ring current
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Updated · Science@NASA · May 1
NASA schedules STORIE mission launch in May to study Earth's ring current
12 articles · Updated · Science@NASA · May 1
The instrument will fly on SpaceX's 34th ISS resupply mission as part of the STP-H11 payload, a NASA and US Space Force partnership, then be mounted outside the station.
From that inside-out vantage point, STORIE will track energetic neutral atoms to determine whether ring current particles come mainly from Earth's atmosphere or the solar wind.
During its six-month mission, it will build a global picture about every 90 minutes, aiming to improve forecasts of solar-storm effects on satellites, power grids, pipelines and orbital drag.
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