Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Tool helps U.S. Space Force predict dangerous wind events

Zachary Kopel '26 has developed a forecasting tool now in use by the U.S. Space Force to help predict dangerous convective wind events, including microbursts that can threaten rockets during launch operations.

Tool helps U.S. Space Force predict dangerous wind events
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Zachary Kopel '26 has developed a forecasting tool now in use by the U.S. Space Force to help predict dangerous convective wind events, including microbursts that can threaten rockets during launch operations.

Originally published at Phys.org

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