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Subcommittee hears about space‑weather threats, SWFO launch and the need for improved lead times
Summary
NOAA described the Space Weather Follow‑On (SWFO) mission, the agency's work with the Space Weather Prediction Center, and plans to lengthen lead times for geomagnetic storms; members pressed about infrastructure hardening and commercial coordination.
Witnesses told the subcommittee that space weather is an integral part of NOAA's observing mission and that new satellites and partnerships aim to improve lead time for alerts that protect electrical grids, GPS, and satellite constellations.
Irene Parker said NOAA recently launched or planned key space‑weather capabilities: “we were able to actually leverage the WSFM data... The National Hurricane Center…
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