NASA has selected the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to detect space weather changes.
According to media reports, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will develop superthermal ion sensors for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Lagrange 1 Series project.
NASA officials announced that the Applied Physics Laboratory will be paid $20.5 million in federal funds to develop two superthermal ion sensor instruments at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Kennedy Space Center.
The work is expected to be completed by January 31, 2034, including the design, manufacturing and testing of the instruments.
Jeremy Eggers of Goddard Space Flight Center said that the superthermal ion sensors will provide important data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. These space weather forecasting centers issue forecasts and warnings that help mitigate the effects of space weather.
