Authors: Philip Quinn (NASA/JSC/SRAG (Leidos))

In human exploration operations, space weather forecasting models are used to help predict the severity of solar particle events. But how reliable are these models? Can operators make recommendations for crew to shelter during solar particle events based on a model? As we prepare to return to the Moon during Artemis missions, the need for reliable models is even greater. In this scene setting talk, we discuss human exploration operations, the need for space weather forecasting models, and why validating these models is important in operations.