AWE Program

NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment was an International Space Station heliophysics experiment that used infrared airglow observations to characterize atmospheric gravity waves and their transfer of energy from Earth's lower atmosphere toward space. The scheduled data-collection phase ended in 2026 after exceeding its planned two-year mission.

Identity

Aliases: AWEAtmospheric Waves ExperimentAtmospheric Wave ExperimentAWE Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: AWE Program
Status: completed
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment was an International Space Station heliophysics experiment that used infrared airglow observations to characterize atmospheric gravity waves and their transfer of energy from Earth's lower atmosphere toward space. The scheduled data-collection phase ended in 2026 after exceeding its planned two-year mission.
End Date: 2026-05-21
Leads
Participants: -
Start Date: 2023-11-09

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:49:24 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:49:24 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/awe/https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-awe-completes-mission-to-study-earths-effect-on-space-weather/https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/solarsystem/projects/654/