>>> IGNITION SEQUENCE START.
>>> GOOD MORNING, WELCOME INTO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
FLIGHT CONTROL ROOM AT NASA'S
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER.
THERE IS ALWAYS THEY ARE ALSO
TAKING CARE OF ANOTHER SHIP FULL
OF SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO THEIR
DOOR.
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
I'M SANDRA JONES.
A CARGO SHIP ARRIVED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
SCIENCE RESEARCH CONTINUES.
>> WE HAVE ENGINE IGNITION.
>>Reporter: THE CARGO GRAFT
BLASTED OFF FROM LAUNCHPAD ZERO
A IN VIRGINIA CARRYING 8,000
POUNDS OF SCIENCE INVESTIGATION,
FRESH FOOD, AND CARGO.
THEY NAMED IS THIS AFTER THE
LATE NASA ASTRONAUT AND CLIMATE
SCIENTIST ARRIVED TWO DAYS
LATER.
THEY USED THE CANADA ARM TO
CAPTURE SIGNUS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM
AND IS WELCOME ABROAD.
IT'S A REMINDER WITH THE
EXPERIMENTS ONBOARD TO HAVE THE
CLIMATE ONBOARD.
>> ONE STUDY INVESTIGATION
REACHES IT'S END A NEW ONE WILL
BEGIN.
SINCE 2017 THE ADVANCED COMBUST
VIA MICROGRAVITY EXPERIMENT
CONDUCTED SIX STUDIES IN WHICH
SEVERAL GASSY FUELS WERE BURNED
AND 1,000 FLAMES WERE IGNITED.
THE GOAL IS TO STUDY
FLAMMABILITY AND REDUCE POLLUTE
TENT EMISSION AND BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW TO PREVENT BUYERS
IN SPACECRAFT.
SOFIE HAS A NEW SERIES OF
INVESTIGATION STUDYING FLAMES IN
NEW WAYS SUCH AS MATERIAL
IGNITION AND SUPAPPRECIATION.
SOPHIE WILL HELP THEM DESIGN
SPACE SUITS, CABINS, AND
HABITAT.
THEY WILL ALSO IDENTIFY THE BEST
WAYS TO PUT OUT FIRES AND
SMOLDER MATERIALS IN SPACE.
>>> SKIN AGING MIGHT BE
INEVITABLE BUT MICROGRAVITY
MIGHT ACCELERATE SKIN AGING.
THEY LOOK AT THE UNDERLINE
PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SKIN
DETERRIATION.
THEY ARRIVED AND CONSISTS OF A
MODEL THAT USES HUMAN SKIN CELLS
TO MIMIC THE ORGANIZE OF SKIN
TISSUE.
THIS WILL EVALUATE THE CELLULAR
WITH MICROGRAVITY COMPARED WITH
THE NORMAL AGING PROCESS ON
EARTH.
THIS COULD CREATE AND VALIDATE
AND PROTECT AGING SKIN FROM
WOUNDS AND COMBAT INFECTION.
THAT'S SPACE THE GROUND FOR THIS
WEEK.
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION LABORATORY MODULE
SUPPORT EXPERIMENTS IN A NUMBER
OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES.
THE FLAME DESIGN INVESTIGATION
IS LOOKING INTO THE QUANTITY OF
SOOT PRODUCED UNDER DIFFERENT
BURNING CONDITIONS.
THAT COULD GENERATE DATA THAT
LADIES TO THE CREATION OF NEW
BURNERS THAT ARE EFFICIENT AND
LESS POLLUTING.
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>>> THE HANS IN HANDS ON SCIENCE
RESEARCH IN SPACE IS ONE PART OF
THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW
MEMBERS.
THEY SHARE THE EXPERIMENTS OF
BEING IN SPACE WITH EARTHLINGS
AND TALK ABOUT KEY SCIENTIFIC
CONCEPTS AS MARK DEMONSTRATES IN
THIS DEMONSTRATIONS VIDEO.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
>>> WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
I'M NASA ASTRONAUT MARK TODAY WE
WILL TALK ABOUT NEWTON'S THIRD
LAW.
HOW DO YOU THINK IT WILL HOLDUP
TO MICROGRAVITY.
>> FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN
EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION.
THIS MEANS EVERY INTERACTION
BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS BETWEEN
OPPOSITE FORCES.
THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES ON
EARTH.
IN SPACE THE VEHICLE IS STIRRED
IN THE OPPOSITE WAY.
>> MORE BASKETBALL STUNT I CAN'T
DO ON THE GROUND, AT LEAST NOT
GETTING THIS MUCH HANG TIME.
>> BACK TO SERIOUS BUSINESS.
WE HAVE A BASKETBALL RIGHT HERE
AND OBJECT ONE.
THERE IS A SECOND OBJECT.
IT'S OBJECT TWO COURSE TO OBJECT
ONE.
IT REQUIRES HUMAN THIRD LOW.
OVER HERE, THERE IS A BIG
DISPARITY IN THE MASS.
IT'S THE LIGHT MASK OBJECT AND
OBJECT TWO IS THE LARGER MASK
OBJECT.
I'LL TRY TO MAKE MYSELF THE SAME
SHAPE AS THE BALL AND APPLY THAT
FORCE.
YOU SAW THAT FORCE APPLIED TO
THE BAL MADE IT ACCELERATE QUIET
A BIT.
IT DIDN'T ACCELERATE MUCH AT
ALL.
WE USE TWO SIMILAR OBJECTS.
JOE AND I HAVE THE SAME MASS.
JOE GET INTO A BALL AND I'LL DO
THE SAME.
I'LL GET IN A BALL BEHIND JOE
AND APPLY A FORCE TO HIM.
NOTICE, WHEN I APPLY THE FORCE
TO JOE IT ACCELERATED JOE A WAY
FROM ME BUT I WAS ACCELERATED AS
WELL.
THE FORCE OF APPLY TO JOE WAS
THE SAME TO ME.
NOW YOU SEE NEWTON'S THIRD LAW
IN SPACE.
TEST IT OUT ON EARTH.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>>> ALONG WITH MESSAGES ABOUT
SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS THERE ARE
OTHER WAYS FOR INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS TO
CONNECT WITH EARTH.
ONE CREW MEMBER SAW A NATURAL
DISASTER UNFOLDING ON EARTH AND
FOUND A WAY TO HELP.
>> THE FIRST PICTURES COMING IN
FROM PUERTO RICO AFTER TAKING A
DIRECT HIT.
HURRICANE MARIA SLAMMED INTO THE
ISLAND.
ONE EXPECT SAID THE ISLAND IS
DESTROYED.
>> HOURS OF RAIN.
>> POWER LINES ARE DOWN, MANY
ROADS ARE FLOODED.
>> HIGH WINDS OVER TURNING CARS
AND TURNING BUILDINGS INTO PILES
OF TWISTED METAL.
>> IT WILL CHANGE PUERTO RICO
FOREVER.
>> WE HAVE NO WATER, FOOD,
GASOLINE, NO COMMUNICATION AT
ALL.
>> NOT KNOWING WHERE MY NEXT
MEAL WOULD COME FROM IT HASN'T
BEEN EASY.
>> AFTER HURRICANE MARIA
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND ALL OF
THE PLANTS WERE GREAT.
THEY TOOK IT AWAY FROM US.
>> I'M SURE THE CHILDREN
WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.
THEY WON'T BE THE SAME.
THEY ARE STILL STRUGGLING AND
TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THIS.
I'M JOE A NASA ASTRONAUT OF
PUERTO RICOIAN DECENT.
HURRICANE MARIA WAS FORMING UP
AND FROM THERE YOU LOOKOUT THE
WINDOW AND MARIA TOOK UP A BIG
CHUCK OF WHAT WE COULD SEE.
IT WOULD COVER THE ENTIRE
ISLAND.
AFTER THE HURRICANE THEIR POWER
GRID WAS TAKEN OUT.
YOU COULDN'T SEE THE ISLAND ANY
MORE.
THE HURRICANE HAD A HUGE IMPACT
ON THE ISLAND AS A WHOLE BUT
ALSO THE KIDS.
>> WE NEED SOMETHING POSITIVE.
THE STUDENTS NEED SOMETHING
POSITIVE.
>> WE WANTED TO PULL THROUGH AND
FORGIVE ALL THAT HAPPENED AND
LIFT UP MY SPIRITS AND THE
ISLAND.
>> TO I KNEW I COULD BE THE DO
MUCH ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
I WANTED TO CONNECT WITH THE
STUDENTS TO SHOW THEM THERE IS
HOPE AND PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT
THEM.
>> NASA HAS THIS THING ON THE
SPACE STATION AND WE SHELL OUT
AN TALK TO THE STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS.
>> IT MAKES THE CONNECTIONS SO
THEY ARE MORE INTERESTING AND
INSPIRE THEM MORE.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH
ACCORDING WITH NASA THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WATCHING
THE VIDEO WITH THE SPACE STATION
TALKING TO JOE.
>> THIS IS JOE ONBOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION I
HAVE YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> WHO IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
VIEW.
>> IT WAS AWESOME.
PEOPLE WERE EXCITED.
I COULDN'T SEE THEM BUT I COULD
FEEL THEM AND THAT WAS PRETTY
NEAT.
IT'S ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
WE CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING.
>> MAY OF 2018 WHEN I WENT BACK
TO THE ISLAND OUR FIRST TIME
SINCE THE HURRICANE IT WAS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND
COME FULL CIRCLE WITH THE
STUDENTS AND SEE THEM IN PERSON
AND REITERATE HOW IMPORTANT THEY
ARE.
THE HERO FOR US EVERYBODY LOST
IT.
WE NEED THIS AT THIS TIME.
>> I'D LIKE TO GO FAR AND BE AN
EXAMPLE FOR LITTLE KIDS.
>> NOT ONLY IS THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION A GREAT TOOL FOR
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND
EXPLORATION BUT ALSO FOR
STUDENTS FROM PUERTO RICO IN
PARTICULAR, I THINK HAVING THAT
VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH THEM DID
PROVIDE HOPE AND INSPIRATION AND
SO, IT'S JUST ONE OF THE
BENEFITS WE GET FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> A MAJOR GOAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
PROGRAM THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
WE WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
THE NEXT STAGE OF HUMAN
EXPLORATION IN SPACE STARTING
WITH THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM AND
MISSION TO THE MOON.
THE PROJECTS DIVISION HAS WORKED
UP A NUMBER OF NEW TOOLS THAT
HAVE BEEN TESTED ON THE SPACE
STATION TO DRAW UP THE BLUE
BRITAIN FOR OUR SUSTAINED HUMAN
PRESENCE IN SPACE 6789.
THE INTERNATIONAL SURPASS
STATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING US
GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR
TWO DECADES.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF IT AS
SOMETHING LIMITED TO THE FUTURE.
FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS HUMANS
MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE
IN SPACE.
DURING THAT TIME WE HAVE THE
BENEFITS OF THE RESEARCH AND
SCIENCE CONDUCTED ONBOARD.
WE HAVE ALSO MANAGED TO LEARN
AND DEVELOP ENGINEERING
CAPABILITIES ON THE PRIME REAL
ESTATE OUTSIDE.
>> SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO DO INCLUDE THINGS AROUND
ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMY.
ESPECIALLY WITH A NEW NATIONAL
CAPABILITY AND INITIATIVE WE
HAVE GOING ON AROUND SATELLITE
SERVICING, ASSEMBLY AND
MANUFACTURING.
I WOULD TELL YOU THE ISS IS AT
THE FOREFRONT OF US STARTING
THIS ACTIVITY.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH LEFT TO
LEARN AND TECHNOLOGY LEFT TO BE
TESTED IN THIS UNIQUE PLACE.
>> IT'S AN ORBITING LAB
PROVIDING THE AGENCY WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THINGS IN A
MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT.
THE MAIN THING IS THAT
MICROGRAVITY FACTOR.
>> USING THIS TO SEE HOW
TECHNOLOGIES WILL LOOK AND WORK
IN SPACE COMPARABLE DO HAVING A
DRESS REHEARSE SAL PROVIDE US
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN,
ADAPT, AND TWEAK THINGS AS
NEEDED AND INCREASE THE CHANCE
OF SUCCESS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU
CONSIDER MANY OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES ARE THINGS THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
THINGS LIKE REBOTTICLY REFUELING
IN SPACE.
NASA HAS BIG PLANS FOR SUSTAIN
ABLE EXPLORATION AT THE MOON,
MARS, AND BEYOND.
FIRST ON THE DOCKET IS ARTEMIS
WERE NASA PLANS TO SEND THE
FIRST WOMAN AND MAN TO MOON.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE WITH THE BLUE
BRITAIN FOR LONG-TERM HUMAN
HABITATES IN SPACE AND LEARNING
HOW THEY ADAPT IN THE LONG-TERM
TO DISCOVERING HOW TO GROW FOOD
AND MORE.
THEY PROVIDE A VALUABLE LESSON.
AS PART OF THE PROGRAM GATEWAY
IS AN OUT POST ORBITING THE
MOON.
IT WILL ACT AS A DESTINATION FOR
SCIENCE INVESTIGATION.
IT COULD SERVE AS A PORT FOR
DEEP SPACE TRANSPORTATION LIKE
LANDERS ON ROUTE FOR SPACECRAFTS
EM BAR -- EMBARKING ON THE MOON.
>> SOME OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES
ARE REQUIRED FOR US TO SUSTAIN
PRESENCE LUNAR AND EVENTUALLY
WHEN WE GO OUT WITH ARTEMIS.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM INVOLVES ADVANCED POWER,
MOVEMENT AND LARGE LAND MASS.
MANY DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL
CHALLENGES EXIST AND NEEDED FOR
US TO SUSTAIN THOSE.
WHAT WE ARE DOING WILL DERM THE
FUTURE OF WHAT THEIR
CAPABILITIES ARE.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION OFFERS ENDLESS
CAPABILITIES.
>> THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION WAS DESIGNED TO BE A
PLACE WERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO
EXPLORE BEYOND LOWER EARTH
ORBIT.
WE WILL DO THIS IN THE NEXT FEW
YEARS AS WE BUILD A SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY ON THE MOON THROUGH
THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
JOIN DREW BERRYMOORE ABOUT WHY
THIS IS THE NEXT STEP AND THE
LESSONS LEARNED WILL PAVE THE
WAY TO MARS AND BEYOND.
>> WE ARE GOING THE HISTORY OF
THIS AGENCY IS MARKED WITH
BROKEN BARRIERS.
ONCE VIEWED AS IMPOSSIBLE.
WITH SCIENCE FICTION TURNED
REALITY.
WITH INNOVATION THAT HAS SPUN
INDUSTRIES ALL THEIR OWN.
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS OF PEACE FOR
ALL HUMAN KIND.
>> WE SOAR IN THE SKIES OF OUR
HOME PLANET.
WE MAINTAIN OUR HUMAN PRESENCE
OUTSIDE OF GRAVITY AND WE TOUCH
POINTS ALL ACROSS THE SOLAR
SYSTEM AND BEYOND.
WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE MOON
AND THIS IS WHY.
>> THE MOON IS A TREASURE TROVE
OF SCIENCE.
>> WELCOME KNOWLEDGE FROM THE
MOON ONCE FIRE A NEW GENERATION
OF THOUGHT.
>> EVERY PROGRAM LADY TO TECH
NOL DWIS AND CAPABILITIES THAT
SHAPED OUR CULTURE.
>> THE BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE
ARTEMISER RO WILL DEFINE OUR
GENERATION AND THOSE TO FOLLOW.
>> THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS
WITH US GOING TO THE MOON TODAY
WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF SEEING
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW
JOBS AROUND THE WORLD.
>> THIS IS NOT ONE ENTITY OR
COUNTRY.
THIS IS A SHARED EFFORT.
>> WOVEN TOGETHER BY THE DESIRE
OF A GREATER GOOD.
>> WHY THE MOON? THE MISSIONS
OF TOMORROW WILL BE PART OF THE
GENERATIONS TODAY.
>> THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN.
>> MARS IS CALLING.
WE NEED TO LEARN WHAT IT IS TO
ESTABLISH COMMUNITY ON A PUBLIC
SHORE.
LET'S GET CLOSE BEFORE PUSHING
OUT.
>> SO, WE GO TO THE MOON NOW NOT
AS A SERIES OF ISOLATED MISSIONS
BUT TO BUILD A COMMUNITY.
>> FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF
EXPLORATION A NEW GENERATION TO
THE LUNAR GENERATION TO STAY.
>> WE WILL ANCHOR OUR EFFORTS TO
ESTABLISH THIS AT CAMP.
>> THE EXPLORATION OF THE LUNAR
SERVICE.
>> WE WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO
ASSEMBLE A SHIFT.
>> WE WILL HAVE THE RETURNING
PROGRESS.
>> WE WILL LEARN HOW MU MANS
SURVIVE IN A PARTIAL GRAVITY
ENVIRONMENT.
>> LOCAL HAS BEEN DATAS AND
ROBOTS PREPOSITIONING AND
RELOCATING.
>> WE WILL LEARN HOW TO UTILIZE
THE UNIVERSE OVERALL.
STARTING WITH THE WATER CRISIS
AND FINDING DRINK ABLE WATER.
>> WE WILL ESTABLISH POWER
PLANTS ON THE MOON CAPABLE OF
SUPPORTING A GROWING COMMUNITY.
>> WE WILL EXPAND THE LOGISTICS
TO ENABLE INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS.
>> TO RESUPPLY AND REFUEL.
>> NONE OF THIS IS SIMPLE OR
EASY.
>> NOTHING IN OUR HISTORY EVER
HAD THIS.
>> WE ARE BREATHING AGAIN.
THANKS A LOT.
>> THIS KIND OF CONTINUOUS
PRESSURE IS A NATURAL EXTENSION
OF ALL WE LEARNED IN LOW EARTH
ORBIT.
WHAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH WILL
ENSURE THE MONUMENTAL MISSION OF
MARS WITHIN REACH.
AS WE READY THE LAUNCH OF THE
FIRST ARTEMIS MISSION AND
COMMERCIAL COMPANIES READY THEIR
LUNAR LANDING FOR THE FIRST
PRIVATE PAYLOAD DELIVERY WE HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN TO TAKE THE NEXT
STEP.
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>> THERE IS ONE THING THAT
EXPLORES ALL THROUGHOUT TIME HAS
HAD.
THEY ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE
WEATHER.
WHILE THINGS LIKE RAIN, WIND,
AND LIGHTNING ALL FACTOR IN YOU
CAN'T FORGET ABOUT RADIATION.
THE ASTRONAUTS AND SYSTEMS OF
THEIR FUTURE SPACE VEHICLES WILL
HAVE TO BE PROTECTED FROM DEEP
SPACE RADIATION.
TODAY'S SCIENTIST ARE WORKING
HARD TO IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO
FORECAST DANGEROUS SPACE
WEATHER.
>> THE SPACE WE TRAVEL THROUGH.
PRESENTED BY SCIENCE AT NASA.
>>> WHEN SEA FERRY NATIONS
EXPLORE REGIONS OF THE WORLD.
ONE THING TO DO IS FIGURE OUT
HOW TO COPE WITH WEATHER.
HARNESS THE WIND FOR POWER.
THEY COULD BUILD STIRDY SHIPS.
IF A STORM ROSE THEY WERE AT
NATURES MERCY.
MORE THAN 5 CENTURIES LATER THEY
ARE ONCE AGAIN ON THE CUSP OF
EXPLORING NEW WORLDS AND ONCE
AGAIN, ONE OF OUR CONCERNS ABOUT
TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES IS THE
WEATHER, SPACE WEATHER.
WHILE SPACE IS A VACUUM IT'S NOT
100 % EMPTY.
PARTICLES, ENERGY, AND MAGNETIC
FELIDS TRAVEL THROUGH THE VOID.
MOST OF IT EMANATES FROM THE
SUN'S CHRONA.
THERE ARE ALSO HIGH ENERGY
PARTICALS OR COSMIC RAYS IN THE
MIX THAT TRAVEL VAST DISTANCES
FROM DYING STARS OR SUPER NOVA.
EARTH'S FIELD ACTS AS A SHIELD
AGAINST THE MOST HARMFUL FORMS
OF THE RADIATION BUT IN SPACE,
THERE IS NO SUCH DETERRENT.
IF WE WANT TO TRAVEL THROUGH
THIS SPACE WE NEED WAYS TO
PROTECT OUR ASTRONAUTS.
THESE PARTICLES CAN EFFECT OUR
TECHNOLOGY AND TRIP ONBOARD
ELECTRONICS.
THE SPACE WEATHER SCIENTIST AT
THE SPACEFLIGHT CENTER NOTES WE
ARE WORKING HARD TO FORECAST
WHEN THE PARTICLES WILL BE AT
THEIR PEAK SUCH AS DURING SOLAR
FLAIRS.
ACUTE EXPOSURE TO THE SOLAR
ENERGETIC PARTICLES IS A SERIOUS
CONCERN FOR ASTRONAUTS AND
INTRAMENTS.
HAVING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHEN TO EXPECT SOLAR ACTIVITY IS
IMPORTANT FOR SENDING OUR
ASTRONAUTS AND SPACECRAFT
THROUGH SPACE.
IRONICALLY, SUCH SPACE WEATHER
ACTIVITY CAN PROTECT AGAINST
ANOTHER THREAT.
THE SUNS ACTIVITY CAN BLOCK
DANGEROUS COSMIC RAYS COMING
FROM OTHER STARS THAT ARE
CONSTANTLY PRESENT.
ILLUSTRATING THE COMPLEXITY OF
THE SYSTEM NASA TRIES TO
UNDERSTAND AND MITIGATE THROUGH
SPACE TRAVELERS.
OVERTIME SEA CAPTAINS LEARN WHEN
TO SAIL SHIPS BASED ON
KNOWLEDGE.
IT'S NO RISKY YOU BE ON THE
WATER DURING HURRICANE SEASON
AND CONSIDER AVOIDING THE
NORTHEAST COAST DURING THE
HEIGHT OF WINTER.
THE DOCTOR SAID IT'S SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY.
WE CONSTANTLY DEVELOP NEW MODELS
TO PREDICT SPACE WEATHER AND
SEEK NEW DATA TO REFINE THOSE
MODELS.
A HOST OF MISSIONS OBSERVE SPACE
FROM A VARIETY OF VANTAGE
POINTS.
UNLIKE TERRESTRIAL WEATHER
CENTERS THAT WORK IN TANDEM TO
PAINT A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE
SPACE ENVIRONMENT.
IN AUGUST OF 2018 NASA LAUNCHED
THE NASA SOLAR PROBE TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE SOLAR ACTIVITY
AND WHAT DRIVES THE SOLAR WIND
AND HOW PARTICLES GET
ACCELERATED.
THIS DATA COULD BE USED TO
IMPROVE MODELS.
THEY FOUND NEW AND BETTER WAYS
TO SHIELD OUR SPACECRAFT AND
PROTECT OUR ASTRONAUTS.
WHETHER IT'S THE OCEAN OR SPACE
WE'LL ONE DAY TRAVEL THROUGH.
WE KNOW THIS, KEEPING A WATCHFUL
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND US
IS KEY TO ENSURING SAFE PASSAGE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT
MATTERS IN SPACE BIAS IT
SCIENCE.NASA. GOV.
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