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Why is GOLD measuring the upper atmosphere? 

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GOLD measures the upper atmosphere, which is directly affected by the Sun 

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and what we call space weather.

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 Scientists are working to better be able to predict space weather

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 because it directly affects the safety of our satellites,

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the health of our astronauts, 

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 and the technologies that we use every day in our life like GPS navigation. 

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Where will GOLD be in space?

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GOLD will be sitting 22,000 miles above Earth, 

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which means that it can see a whole half of the Earth

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 - all of the Western Hemisphere

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 and it will be hovering over one particular point on Earth 

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watching the dynamics of the atmosphere play out below. 

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Why are you excited about GOLD? 

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I am excited about this mission because GOLD

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will be getting information about the upper atmosphere much faster than ever before

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and we’ll be able to look at effects that are more like the weather we experience down here on Earth. 

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What will GOLD and ICON give scientists? 

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The GOLD and ICON missions will give scientists

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the most comprehensive view we’ve ever had of the upper atmosphere.