Spaceflight Meteorology Group
The Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG) is a U.S.
SMG covered Space Shuttle missions[3] and was planned to cover Orion missions.[4] Following the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-135 on July 21, 2011, many of the SMG forecasters were relocated elsewhere in the National Weather Service, leaving a reduced staff at JSC.[5] The Spaceflight Meteorology Group is also tasked with forecasting emergency landings for Soyuz missions when those rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS).[6]
See also
- Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)
- Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU)
- 557th Weather Wing (USAF)
References
- ^ "SMG and Space Program Mission, History, and Information". Spaceflight Meteorology Group. 3 Oct 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Spaceflight Meteorology Group. 8 Oct 2002. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ISSN 1520-0434.
- ^ Oram, Timothy (Jan 2008). "NWS Spaceflight Meteorology Group Support for the NASA Constellation Orion Vehicle". 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology. New Orleans, LA: American Meteorological Society.
- ^ "Spaceflight Meteorology Group Forecasters To Face Bold New Challenges". National Weather Service. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Oram, T.D. (May 2002). "Verification of world-wide space station emergency landing forecasts - Challenges and results" (PDF). 10th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. Portland, OR: American Meteorological Society. pp. 186–8.
Further reading
- Bauman, III, William H.; S. Businger (Oct 1996). "Nowcasting for Space Shuttle Landings at Kennedy Space Center, Florida". Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 77 (10): 2295–305. .
- Brody, Frank C. (Sep 2000). "Operations of the National Weather Service Spaceflight Meteorology Group". 9th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology. Orlando, FL: American Meteorological Society.
- Hoeth, Brian (Jan 2007). "Tools used by the spaceflight meteorology group to evaluate the space shuttle weather flight rules for landing forecasts". 23rd Conference on IIPS. San Antonio, TX: American Meteorological Society.
- Winters, K. A.; W.P. Roeder; J.T. Madura; H. Herring (2004-01-04). "Use of Archived Weather Data from Spaceport Florida in Support of Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation". 14th Conference on Applied Climatology. Seattle, WA: American Meteorological Society.
External links
- Spaceflight Meteorology Group (SMG)
- Human Spaceflight - Weather forecasts (NASA)
- Applied Meteorology Unit (AMU) (NASA)
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