SpaceOps: Space Weather Sentry Heading Into Orbit

: BAE Space & Mission Systems The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) Observatory is being prepared for launch at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) Observatory is being prepared for launch at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida.

Credit: BAE Space & Mission Systems
A rideshare payload launching on an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to fly itself 1 million mi. from Earth and become the first spacecraft to continuously monitor the space weather environment for potentially disruptive solar storms. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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