NASA to launch three rockets from Alaska in single Aurora experiment

NASA to launch three rockets from Alaska in single Aurora experiment

Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth's far upper atmosphere.

Three NASA-funded rockets should be launched from the poker flat search range at Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substances affect the behavior and composition of the upper atmosphere away from the Earth. The result of the experiment could upset a [...]

Three NASA-funded research rockets are preparing to launch from Poker Flat near Fairbanks, Alaska, to participate in the AWESOME experiment. The goal of this event is to study the influence of active phases of the auroras on the structure and dynamics of the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere. Possible results of the mission could revise the existing theory of the interaction of the auroras with the thermosphere and improve the forecasting o…

NASA Plans Triple Rocket Launch from Alaska for Aurora Study

NASA Launches Ambitious Rocket Experiment to Study Aurora’s Impact on Earth’s Atmosphere In an innovative experiment aiming to transform our understanding of auroral substorms, three rockets, funded by NASA, are set to launch from the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska. This mission is designed to investigate how these substorms influence the behavior and […]

NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment - NASA Science

4 min read NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth’s far upper atmosphere.  The experiment’s outcome could upend a long-held theory about the aurora’s interaction with the thermosphere. It may also improve space weathe…