Thomas the Tank Engine Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The combination of American electron clouds and Norwegian northern lights spells trouble for navigation and communication in the Northern regions. The ICI4 rocket will provide knowledge that can help us predict the weather in space. Update: Rocket launched February 19, at 23.06 Follow the scientists live-blogging the attempt to launch the rocket on facebook (twitter: #ICI4) UPDATE February 19: ICI-4 LAUNCHED 23.06, February 19 2015 The ICI-4 rocket was launched during an auroral activity enhancement across the rocket trajectory. The launch condition was precisely diagnosed by a suite of ground based instruments, including the EISCAT incoherent scatter radars in Svalbard and Northern Norway. They confirmed that the rocket headed towards a space weather phenomenon in an active auroral region, forcing an electron cloud, as intended. This is a real fast moving (~1000 m/s) target and we now need to analyze the data to conclude if we intersected the intended space weather phenomenon. ....................................................................................................................................... Solar flares give rise to more than just the northern lights: on the Earth Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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