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In October 2023, a trio of sounding rockets traveled more than 200 miles into the ionosphere before returning safely back to the. “Understanding the ionosphere and developing models to help us predict disturbances is crucial to making sure our increasingly communication-dependent world operates smoothly.
“We saw the perturbations capable of affecting radio communications in the second and third rockets, but not during the first rocket that was before peak local eclipse,” said Barjatya. “We are super excited to relaunch them during the total eclipse, to see if the perturbations start at the same altitude and if theirContact me with news and offers from other Future brands
While the first launch took place at New Mexico's White Sands Test Facility, Monday's launch will occur at NASA’sin Virginia. If you happen to be in the vicinity, you can watch the launch in person between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. local time.
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