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Satellite systems are a key part of many of the things we rely on each day, from air travel to power grids. In order to better understand how space weather can affect satellites, NASA is working to study atmospheric waves from the International Space Station. Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab recently reached a key milestone in this experiment.
Mike Taylor is a physics professor at USU and is the principal investigator for NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment. Until this project, he says the work of understanding how atmospheric weather affects the upper atmosphere was ground based.
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I m Kerry Bringhurst, and you re listening to Utah Public Radio. As we begin a new year, we also look forward to new classes beginning here on the campus at Utah State University. And that leads to the return of our conversations with USU President Noelle Cockett.
And President, I understand a report has been released, outlining some of the positive aspects of how things were dealt with regarding COVID-19 at USU during the last semester, including the fact that USU was recognized nationally for the amount of financial support they ve been able to provide to students, but there have been other recognitions as well.