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Atmospheric Wave Experiment (AWE)

    AWE’s “First Light” Images Received

    Three men stand in a darkened room, in front of two computer monitors with images of data on the screens.

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has captured initial images of the mesosphere from its perch on the International Space Station. AWE was installed on the Space Station on Nov. 18, and initial commands were sent to the instrument on Nov. 20.

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    New Principal Investigator to Lead NASA’s AWE Mission

    NASA has named a new principal investigator for its newly launched Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE. Effective as of Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, Ludger Scherliess, a physics professor at Utah State University, will lead the AWE science team. A native of Germany, Scherliess earned a doctoral degree in physics from Utah State University in 1997 …

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    AWE Launches to Space Station

    Set against a black sky, a rocket rises above a launch pad with a bright yellow glow and trail of white smoke directly beneath it. Plumes of white smoke billow around the launch pad on the ground. In the foreground, the light from the rocket engine is reflected in dark waters.

    At 8:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 9, 2023, NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the 29th commercial resupply mission (CRS-29) for NASA.

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    NASA Telecon to Discuss AWE Mission, Space Station Payloads

    The AWE instrument appears wrapped in silver metallic blankets as it lays horizontally on a metal platform in a large clean room.

    NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) and other International Space Station payloads launching in November. AWE's mission is to help us better understand the interactions between weather on Earth and in space.

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    NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment Completes Space Environment Tests

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station in November 2023, AWE will study atmospheric gravity waves in Earth's atmosphere to help us better understand the connections between terrestrial weather and space.

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    AWE Set to Launch in November

    Three scientists in all-white clean room suits stand around a metal table. They are looking at a large, cylindrical metal object with wires coming out of it.

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, is set to launch in November 2023. From its perch aboard the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth, AWE will study atmospheric gravity waves to better understand how they transport energy into Earth's upper atmosphere and affect space weather.

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    AWE Completes Space Environment Tests

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed its critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station, AWE will study gravity waves in Earth's atmosphere to gain a deeper knowledge of the connections caused by climate systems throughout our atmosphere and between the atmosphere and space.

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    NASA’s AWE Mission to Study Airglow

    The bottom half shows a dark, cloudy Earth from above. The middle of the image, outlining the Earth is a glowing line, that goes from orange, to teal green. Above the Earth, there is a dark starry sky. There is a red foggy line – airglow. Peaking out from the top is the International Space Station.

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) will study atmospheric gravity waves to understand the flow of energy through Earth's upper atmosphere and space. Powerful waves are formed by weather disturbances, such as strong thunderstorms, brewing hurricanes, or winds rushing upward over massive obstacles at Earth's surface, like the towering Andes Mountains.

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