Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
IMAGE GALLERY
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In the Sun-Earth Day podcast, "STS-118 Lift Off", hear the reaction of this excited crowd just moments before the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-118.
Space Weather Fact
A major solar 'superstorm' such as the one in 1859 could cost $30 billion a day to the US electrical power grid, and up to $70 billion to the satellite industry.
