UNH Instruments Rocket into Space to Help Safeguard Impact of Space Weather_188体育app_188体育在线-平台官网

Robbin Ray ’82
Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:15 -0400

DURHAM, N.H.—After years in the making, instrumentation designed and built by researchers, engineers and students from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) blasted off on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket is headed toward the sun as a part of NASA’s latest scientific mission to better understand the impact of space weather, cosmic radiation and their impacts on Earth.
The IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission will study the sun’s influence on the solar system and how it contributes to harsh space weather that can be harmful to both humans and equipment during space travel – like future expeditions to Mars. It can also cause issues with communications, GPS and other technology on Earth, including power grids.
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