“This successful launch advances the space weather readiness of our nation to better protect our satellites, interplanetary missions, and space-faring astronauts from the dangers of space weather throughout the solar system. This insight will be critical as we prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars in our endeavor to keep America first in space.” Source: Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy, explaining why NASA and NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, launched three new missions to study the sun’s influence across the solar system. Specifically, they are furthering our understanding of how space weather and the solar wind may affect human missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as impact Earth-orbiting satellites and ground-based systems like power grids and communications networks.
