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The Space Environment

The Space Environment. National Space Weather Program Update and Future. FCMSSR, 2004 December 1. Ernest Hildner, NOAA Co-Chair, NSWP Ernest.Hildner@noaa.gov. Customers. Ever more customers Use of technology makes society more vulnerable Once vulnerable, always vulnerable.

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The Space Environment

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  1. The Space Environment

  2. National Space Weather ProgramUpdate and Future FCMSSR, 2004 December 1 Ernest Hildner, NOAA Co-Chair, NSWP Ernest.Hildner@noaa.gov

  3. Customers • Ever more customers • Use of technology makes society more vulnerable • Once vulnerable, always vulnerable

  4. Who Cares? Benefits to Society • Satellites • Navigation • Airlines • Astronauts in Space • Communication • Electric Power

  5. NSWP Agencies • NASA Co-chair • NSF Co-chair • DOC/NOAA Co-chair • DOD/USAF and Navy, primarily Co-chair • DOI/USGS • DOE • DOT/FAA (from 1999) Note: Unlike some other OFCM programs, NSWP is not funded per se; it is a confederation of agencies coordinating their space weather activities as funding allows

  6. Important Dates • 1965 Daily civilian services begin • 1995 NSWP Strategic Plan • 1997 NSWP Implementation Plan • 1999 National Security Space Architect report; starts from NSWP vision • 2000 NSWP Implementation Plan, revised • 2001 USAF moves services to Omaha

  7. Important Dates • 2002 NRC Decadal Survey; recommends that US space weather should be strengthened • 2004 President announces Exploration Initiative to Mars • 2005 NOAA’s National Weather Service assumes civilian space weather services • 2005 10th anniversary of NSWP; 40th anniversary of daily civilian services

  8. NSWP Success - 1 • Annual Space Weather Week meeting –250-300 users, government and service providers, and researchers (will be emulated by ESA) • American Geophysical Union’s Space Weather quarterly journal, similar to AMS’ BAMS, from 2003 • NSF’s annual space weather grants competition, partial support from DOD • Community Coordinated Modeling Center at NASA/GSFC with NASA, DOD, and NSF support • DOD, NASA, NSF, and NOAA coordinate their increased research efforts in space weather

  9. NSWP Success - 2 • NSF Science and Technology Center funded: Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (CISM) • NASA’s Living with a Star missions approved • Responding to customer needs and new capabilities, new products from NOAA Space Environment Center and AFWA (ionospheric, energetic particles, solar) • Space weather services industry developing • Much greater appreciation of the effects of space weather and greater use of space weather services

  10. Preliminary Assessment • Considerable success and achievement in first 10 years • Demand for space weather services continues to grow; understanding and capabilities grow also • NSWP will continue to coordinate space weather research and services

  11. NSWP Future • NSWP will conduct a review of the Program • Where do we stand after 10 years? • What new directions and Program mechanisms are appropriate in light of: • NSWP successes and shortcomings; • the evolution of customer needs; • achieved and expected agency and commercial capabilities; • likely available funding in agencies.

  12. The Space Environment

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