NASA THEMIS Launch
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Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2010 · Science & Technology
THEMIS heads for space to study the Northern Lights. The mission will investigate what causes auroras in the Earth's atmosphere to THEMIS heads for space to study the Northern Lights. The mission will investigate what causes auroras in the Earth's atmosphere to dramatically change from slowly shimmering waves of light to wildly shifting streaks of bright color. No copyright protection is asserted for this video. If a recognizable person appears in this video, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this video is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release.
