Tag: spacecraft formation
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Space Weather Watch: A Sail-Powered SWIFT Net Could Detect Solar Tornadoes Faster
New idea: a sentinel fleet to spot space tornadoes before they strike Scientists are proposing a bold new way to monitor the Sun’s volatile tantrums: a small fleet of deep-space spacecraft named Space Weather Investigation Frontier (SWIFT). The plan envisions four spacecraft in a strategic arrangement to watch solar activity with unprecedented clarity and speed,…
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A Solar Sail and a Space ‘Pyramid’ Could Speed Up Warnings for Space Weather Tornadoes
Overview: A bold plan to accelerate space weather warnings Scientists have proposed a pioneering constellation—Space Weather Investigation Frontier (SWIFT)—designed to watch the sun more closely and deliver faster warnings about dangerous solar eruptions. The plan envisions four deep-space spacecraft working together, with three powered by conventional fuel and a fourth carrying a massive solar sail…