Lynker Space has announced a new capability for predicting and mitigating space weather threats to numerous industries and critical services - the technology has been developed through more than a decade of rigorous research and validation using solar data going back more than 200 years.
Leading the effort is Scott McIntosh, a solar and astrophysical researcher of more than 25 years, who has joined Lynker as Vice President of Space Operations. McIntosh served as Deputy Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research since 2019. He has authored or co-authored more than 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and currently leads the research arm of the White House Space Weather Advisory Group. McIntosh was lead author on a study that accurately predicted the ongoing Solar Cycle 25 to be much more active than consensus estimates.
“While space weather forecasting has come a long way, previously existing forecasts don’t provide the accuracy, lead time, or industry-specific insights necessary to implement proper mitigating actions,” said Joe Linza, Lynker’s Founder and CEO. “We’ve developed this new service by really focusing on delivering actionable forecasts of space weather and its impacts on a particular industry or asset. Scott McIntosh is one of the world’s renowned space weather experts and the ideal person to spearhead this effort.”
Lynker Space is now a global leader in space weather forecasting, is transforming space weather forecasting with new technology underpinned by a unique understanding of the physics of the sun, its underlying magnetic activity, and the intertwined solar and near-Earth environments.
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