Conveners
TDM9 - The ESA Space Weather Service Network: Achievements of the SWESNET Project Part 1, Next Steps and the Outlook for Period 3 of the Space Safety Programme
- Alexi Glover
- Alice Michel (BIRA)
Description
In the 12 years since its initial establishment, the ESA Space Weather Service Network has developed into a well-established platform enabling many aspects of R2O2R with associated processes in place to demonstrate and test new capabilities with service end users in the loop. The current Space Weather Service Network constitutes an important step towards European operational services, providing a coordinated framework for development, facilitating engagement between the European space weather expert community and end users, demonstrating capability and providing a clear path between early-stage concept and pre-operational implementation.
This TDM will reflect on some of the key successes of the SWESNET project initiated in 2021, bringing together the SSCC and all five Expert Service Centres into a single project for the first time and underpinning a substantial development in service capabilities. With end user needs developing in areas such as arctic exploitation and cis-lunar safety along with funding for the next period of the Space Safety Programme set to be decided at the upcoming ESA Council at Ministerial level in November, discussion will then focus on high priority next steps and how the network will continue to build on the successes of the SWESNET project, strengthening the network’s R2O2R approach and improving user access to targeted information, whilst also preparing the community for evolution as new operational activities begin.
