Twin NASA Satellites Set for Aug. 24 Launch (IMAGE)

University of Iowa

Twin NASA Satellites Set for Aug. 24 Launch

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This artist's rendering shows the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) satellites in tandem orbit above the Earth. University of Iowa researchers designed the Electromagnetic Instrument Suite with Integrated Science (EMFISIS) to study how various amounts of space radiation form and change during space storms.

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