STORIE Prepares for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

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NASA’s STORIE (Storm Time O+ Ring current Imaging Evolution) instrument is shown here installed on the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, a partnership between the U.S. Space Force and NASA, at the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is covered in blanketing material to protect STORIE from the space environment. After launch, the STP-H11 payload and STORIE will be installed on the outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-storie-mission-to-tell-tale-of-earths-ring-current/

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Conceptual ImageA conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

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A conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual ImageA conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual Image

A conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual ImageA conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual Image

A conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual ImageA conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

Conceptual Image

A conceptual image of the Space Test Program – Houston 11 (STP-H11) payload, featuring the STORIE instrument that will be installed outside of the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

Credit: NASA, United States Space Force

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