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Why is GOLD measuring the upper atmosphere?

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GOLD measures the upper atmosphere, which is directly affected by the Sun

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and what we call space weather.

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Scientists are working to better be able to predict space weather

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because it directly affects the safety of our satellites,

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the health of our astronauts,

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and the technologies that we use every day in our life like GPS navigation.

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Where will GOLD be in space?

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GOLD will be sitting 22,000 miles above Earth,

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which means that it can see a whole half of the Earth

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- all of the Western Hemisphere

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and it will be hovering over one particular point on Earth

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watching the dynamics of the atmosphere play out below.

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Why are you excited about GOLD?

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I am excited about this mission because GOLD

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will be getting information about the upper atmosphere much faster than ever before

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and we’ll be able to look at effects that are more like the weather we experience down here on Earth.

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What will GOLD and ICON give scientists?

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The GOLD and ICON missions will give scientists

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the most comprehensive view we’ve ever had of the upper atmosphere.