NASA to Launch Sounding Rockets into Moon’s Shadow ... - Science@NASA
2024年3月25日 · The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the disturbances in the ionosphere created when the Moon eclipses the Sun.
NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar …
2024年4月4日 · Launching approximately 45 minutes before, during, and after the peak local eclipse, the APEP sounding rockets will study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet. Targeted launch times for the three rockets are 2:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., and 4:05 p.m. but may be subject to change.
To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s …
2023年9月29日 · A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. The mission, known as Atmospheric Perturbations around the Eclipse Path or APEP, is led by Aroh Barjatya, a professor of engineering physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he ...
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The APEP rockets were designed to collect data to answer the following science questions: Does the eclipse shadow directly seed discernible irregularities in the mid-latitude ionosphere? What are the associated vertical length and time scales of these irregularities?
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APEP was designed to study the dynamics of Earth’s ionosphere during the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2023. Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets were launched study the ionosphere before, during, and after the peak eclipse.
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2024年4月4日 · NASA's Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission — named for the Egyptian god of darkness and enemy of the sun god, Ra — will launch the three sounding rockets back into...
NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Sounding Rockets Program Office …
The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) 2 mission includes three identical rockets launched from Walllops Island, VA. APEP is also the name of the cosmic world serpent from ancient Egyptian cosmology.
2023 Annular Solar Eclipse Broadcast - NASA Science
Streamed live on Saturday, Oct. 14, NASA plans to launch three sounding rockets during the annular solar eclipse to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. Learn more about the APEP mission.
The Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to study the disturbances in the ionosphere created when...
NASA will launch rockets into the annular solar eclipse's shadow …
2023年10月4日 · According to tradition, Apep would chase the sun god Ra, his arch nemesis — and when he caught up to him, an eclipse occurred. Launching from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the rockets...
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