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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.

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Institute of Technology 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. Kopel built the tool, which combines a forecasting index with a machine learning model, as part of his senior design project .

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