Two space weather graduate students are part of a NASA team that provides critical assessments for the agency’s Artemis missions and more. Space weather analysts track how the Sun’s activity can impact critical infrastructure such as satellites, power grids, and aviation communications.
Space Weather Students Support NASA Artemis Missions
NASA Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office’s Melissa Kane (left) and Carina Alden (right) are both enrolled in the applied space weather research master’s program.
Carina Alden (Patrick Ryan/Catholic University)
Melissa Kane at Goddard Space Flight Center (Patrick Ryan/Catholic University)
Carina analyzes images of the Sun. (Patrick Ryan/Catholic University)
Melissa in front of a space mission capsule at Goddard. (Patrick Ryan/Catholic University)
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Space Weather Students Support NASA Artemis Missions
NASA Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office’s Melissa Kane and Carina Alden are both enrolled in the applied space weather research master’s program.