Glesener and Savage Prepare for Solar Flare Launch: A Practice Run in the Sunny Chatanika Skies

Glesener and Savage are preparing to launch separate rockets to gather valuable data on solar flares. Solar flares are explosions on the sun that release charged particles into space, sometimes causing auroras on Earth or disabling satellites and power grids. The duo is carefully monitoring live readings from satellites in orbit around the sun, waiting for a large solar flare to erupt before launching their rockets.

However, today’s weather in Chatanika is sunny, and satellite data indicates that there are no major solar flares heading towards Earth. Despite this, Glesener and Savage are using the day as a practice run for when a real flare occurs. They understand that they will eventually have to make the decision to launch the rockets when the time is right. Solar flares typically last about ten minutes, and once launched, the rockets will quickly leave Earth’s atmosphere to get a clearer view of the flares using their telescopes.

The instruments inside the rockets will remain above the dense atmosphere for only five minutes before descending back to Earth in Alaska. Workers will use helicopters to recover the rocket stages and parachutes once they land. Glesener and Savage are focused on gathering as much information as possible on solar flares to further our understanding of this natural phenomenon.

Despite not seeing any significant solar activity today, Glesener and Savage remain vigilant and continue their preparations for future missions. They know that when a real solar flare occurs, they must be ready to act quickly and accurately collect data to help scientists better understand these fascinating events.