Living With a Star

The goal of the Living With a Star (LWS) program is to develop scientific knowledge and understanding of those aspects of the connected Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society. The NASA LWS initiative includes four major elements: (1) a Space Weather Research Network of solar-terrestrial spacecraft, (2) a theory, modeling, and data analysis program, (3) Space Environment Testbeds for flight testing radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant systems in the Earth's space environment, and (4) development of partnerships with national and international agencies and industry. This paper provides a brief overview of the LWS program.

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