To observe continually the complete chain of actions/reactions from the solar atmosphere to geo-space:

• Solar Source of the disturbances:
  Solar flares, CMEs, Energetic particles
• Transportation of the disturbances:
  interplanetary clouds, radio waves, shock waves, solar energetic particles

The KuaFu space weather explorer concept was proposed by Chuanyi Tu at the Space Weather Group meeting of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) held on January 24, 2003. In October 2004, the KuaFu pre-study project was approved by NSFC as a Key Project. On December 9, 2004, the first international meeting of the KuaFu pre-study team wa