Speaker
Description
As we prepare for human missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), solar observations off the Sun-Earth line (SEL) at different vantage points become critical for accurate space weather predictions. These observations will help to improve our forecasting and understanding of the environment that these missions will encounter outside of the Earth’s protective magnetic field. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) is implementing the Space Weather Next (SW Next) program that will provide the continuity of critical observations from the Lagrange point 1 (L1) and other relevant orbits, such as the Geostationary and Low Earth orbits, as well as Lagrange 5 (L5) in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). The main objective for the project is to provide continuity of observations beyond the Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO)-L1 mission. In this presentation, we will describe the observational requirements, how the program is working to continue critical observations from the different vantage points and how these observations will support the space weather operational environment to safeguard the nation and to support government and commercial human exploration endeavors.
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