41.090 & 21.140 GE PFAFF/NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER 7-4-2013
Daytime Dynamo

Daytime Dynamo Black Brant V launches. Image by Chris Perry41.090 and 21.140 GE a Terrier-Improved Orion and Black Brant V were launched from Wallops Island, VA on July 4, 2013.The purpose of this mission is to explore, for the first time, the ion-neutral coupling, wind shears, and electrodynamics of the mid-latitude lower ionosphere during the daytime. In particular, it will determine the cause of intense daytime irregularities that are consistently observed in the mid-latitude, ionosphere during the summer. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Robert Pfaff/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

For more information on this mission see: http://www.nasa.gov/content/two-rockets-successfully-launched-from-wallops/