Space Weather

Through the Eyes of Commander Namira

A story about how solar activity 93 million miles away affects our daily lives

What is Space Weather?

Variations in the space environment between the Sun and Earth

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Solar Flares

Intense bursts of radiation from the Sun's surface

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Coronal Mass Ejections

Billions of tons of plasma hurled into space

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Solar Wind

Continuous stream of charged particles

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Commander Namira

45-year-old NASA astronaut

Orbiting 400 km above Earth on the ISS

Who Gets Affected?

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Farmers

GPS tractors lose accuracy

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Pilots

Radio blackouts, radiation

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Astronauts

Must take shelter

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Power Grids

Risk of blackouts

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Everyone

GPS, internet, phones

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⚠️ CME Approaching

X28-class solar flare detected

1 billion tons at 5 million km/h

Impact time: 18 minutes

Emergency Protocol

Namira's 5-step response

1 Alert NASA Space Weather Prediction Center

2 Calculate precise impact zones

3 Activate satellite protection protocols

4 Warn power grid operators

5 Guide ISS astronauts to safety

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Crisis Averted

Thanks to quick thinking and NASA training

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427

Satellites Protected

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15

Countries Secured

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2,300

Flights Rerouted

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17

Astronauts Safe

Thank You

The Mindstormers

Laiba Fatima • Tayyeba Rafi • Akse Zehra

Grade 7 • Karachi Public School

Pakistan 🇵🇰

Created for NASA Space Apps Challenge 2025