Space Weather Solutions, LLC
Who it subcontracts to
No subawards reported under its lunar awards.
Who it works for
THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO ANALYZE THE PARTICLE DATA FROM HERMES AND THE COMPLEMENTARY THEMIS/ARTEMIS AND LRO SATELLITES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS ENCOUNTERED AS THE MOON ORBITS EARTH AND TO CHARACTERIZE HOW THE CHARGED PARTICLES AND RADIATION AFFECTS SPACE SYSTEMS. THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A SPACE WEATHER AWARENESS TOOL THAT WILL SPECIFY AND PREDICT THE ENVIRONMENT, ITS IMPACTS, AND THE HAZARD LEVEL TO SPACE SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS. THE PROJECT FITS WITHIN SECTION C OF THE HERMES SCIENCE GOALS TO "ESTABLISH OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF AN ON-BOARD PATHFINDER PAYLOAD MEASURING LOCAL SPACE WEATHER TO SUPPORT DEEP-SPACE AND LONG-TERM HUMAN EXPLORATION."