NASA’s Electrojet Explorer Mission Passes Critical Development Milestone NASA's EZIE mission has passed a critical review and remains on track for a launch next year. The mission aims to study auroral electrojets in Earth's ionosphere, providing insights into the Sun-Earth connection and space weat
The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer —is a SmallSat mission that will characterize the electric currents that link Earth’s aurora to the planet’s magnetosphere. This illustration shows the three EZIE spacecraft orbiting above the aurora at one of Earth’s poles Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben’s EZIE mission has passed a critical review and remains on track for a launch next year.
“We are excited for what we will learn from EZIE,” said Peg Luce, acting director of NASA’s Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This mission will deepen our knowledge of the Sun-Earth connection and help us better understand the electrical currents that link beautiful aurora to Earth’s magnetosphere.
EZIE team members met with an independent panel of experts tasked with assessing the spacecraft’s critical design elements and the mission’s progress for NASA last month on APL’s campus. During this three-day Critical Design Review — a review required of all NASA missions — the team presented slides on a variety of topics, including the mission’s trajectory design, mission requirements, science objectives, schedule, outreach program, costs, and risks.
As part of the EZIE mission, the team has designed 700 small magnetometer kits dubbed EZIE-Mag to create an easy and engaging way to include students and teachers across the country in the mission. The outreach program has set a new bar for NASA mission outreach programs. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Craig Weiman
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