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Utah State TODAY - January 30, 2024
Sharing Wonder: USU Physics Students Practice STEM Outreach at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) extraction from SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft onboard the International Space Station.
NASA - January 8, 2024
Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) Installation
Observing first live images caputred by AWE from the ISS.
Space Dynamics Laboratory - January 5, 2024
Space Dynamics Laboratory Captures “First Light” from NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment
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NASA - November 27, 2023
AWE Successfully Installed on Space Station, Sending Down Data
NASA - November 16, 2023
New Principal Investigator to Lead NASA’s AWE Mission
Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking video.
NASA - November 13, 2023
Expedition 70 SpaceX Dragon CRS-29 Cargo Ship Space Station Docking - Nov. 9, 2023
Watch SpaceX's 29th Cargo Launch to the International Space Station
NASA - November 9, 2023
Watch SpaceX's 29th Cargo Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)
USU's AWE Science Team members
Utah State TODAY - October 26, 2023
New Frontier: With NASA-Funded Mission, USU Physicists Seek Novel Discoveries
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NASA - October 26, 2023
Science Launching on SpaceX's 29th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station
This photo shows examples of cloud patterns caused by atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs).
NASA - October 25, 2023
AWE Launching to Space Station to Study Atmospheric Waves via Airglow
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NASA - October 25, 2023
NASA Telecon to Discuss AWE Mission, Space Station Payloads
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Utah State TODAY - September 28, 2023
AWEsome Science: USU's Space Dynamics Laboratory Launches NASA-Funded Mission Outreach Site
NASA’s AWE payload is shown in this May 26, 2023 photo at SDL facilities on USU’s Innovation Campus with its red remove-before-flight covers installed.
Utah State TODAY - September 18, 2023
Space Dynamics Lab Passes Critical Milestone as Science Instrument Readies for Launch to Space Station
SDL employees are shown in this Aug. 15, 2023 image at SDL facilities on USU’s Innovation Campus preparing the AWE instrument for containerization and shipment to Kennedy Space Center.
Utah State TODAY - September 6, 2023
Journey of Discovery: Space Dynamics Lab-Built AWE Instrument Prepares for Launch at Space Center
SDL engineers work on the AWE telescope in a cleanroom at SDL facilities on USU's Innovation Campus in North Logan. AWE's four telescopes and aperture baffle are shown in this image.
Utah State TODAY - February 6, 2023
Space Dynamics Lab Completes Space Environment Tests for AWE
A view of the stratosphere from space. Clouds below, a hazy blue line and then the darkness of space with stars.
Utah State Magazine - August 24, 2022
Rethinking the Origin of Space Weather
AWE as seen from the International Space Station.
Utah State TODAY - January 6, 2021
Space Dynamics Lab Achieves Critical Milestone for NASA Space Weather Mission
Image taken from the International Space Station showing orange swaths of airglow above Earth's atmosphere.
Utah State TODAY - March 5, 2019
NASA Selects USU-led Mission to Study Space Weather from Space Station
An image taken from the International Space Station shows orange swaths of airglow hovering in Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA - February 25, 2019
NASA Selects Mission to Study Space Weather from Space Station
Atmospheric Waves Experiment
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