Photonis' Ion Detection Technology Enables NASA's Key Research of Aurora Phenomenon
On Nov. 8, NASA's Goddard Flight Center's DISSIPATION mission took flight aboard a suborbital, two-stage sounding rocket launched from the Poker Flats Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- On Nov. 8, NASA's Goddard Flight Center's DISSIPATION mission took flight aboard a suborbital, two-stage sounding rocket launched from the Poker Flats Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- The launch occurred shortly after midnight and was timed perfectly with the peak of the aurora that morning, which lasted less than half an hour.
- This knowledge holds significant implications for enhancing our understanding of aurora formation and improving space weather predictions.
- "We are excited and honored to contribute our advanced Channeltron(TM) Ion Detection Technology to NASA's DISSIPATION Mission.