Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office: SEP Validation Efforts

Authors: Carina Alden (NASA GSFC/CUA), Christopher Stubenrauch (NASA GSFC/CUA), Yaireska Collado-Vega (NASA GSFC), Michelangelo Romano (NASA GSFC/CUA), Anna Chulaki (NASA GSFC/CUA), Mary Aronne (NASA GSFC/CUA), Mattie Anastopulos (NASA GSFC/CUA), Hannah Hermann (NASA GSFC/CUA), Anthony Iampietro (NASA GSFC/CUA), Dev Joshi (NASA GSFC/CUA), Mary Keenan (NASA GSFC/CUA)

The Moon to Mars (M2M) Space Weather Analysis Office located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center supports NASA’s Space Radiation Analysis Group (SRAG) at Johnson Space Center with human space exploration activities by providing novel capabilities to characterize the space radiation environment. Crewed missions beyond Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and outside of the Earth’s protective magnetic field require additional real-time space weather analysis, better communication of radiation risk, and improved space weather modeling that include solar energetic particle models. M2M recently supported SRAG through the duration of the Artemis I mission with 24/7 real-time space weather analysis and support. This was done to validate research SEP models in a real time setting. This serves as proving grounds and testbed for these models that can eventually be transitioned to operational agencies. Furthering validation efforts, M2M has recently provided updated analysis of over 60 events that will be used as a basis for modelers to input and reproduce outcomes of real events to establish a consistent comparison. The compiled list includes CMEs associated with SEP events and CMEs that were not associated with SEP events. Additionally, M2M provides support for NASA robotic missions with space weather event notifications and anomaly assessments. We will present the Office’s goals, infrastructure, and model validation activities to support SRAG and NASA missions in collaboration with the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) and other government agencies.