Weathering 50 hours of travel: Waikoloa meteorologist one of 20 in the world to attend satellite launch in Europe

Michael Phillips looks at a pocket-sized anemometer to measure the wind in Waikoloa Village. COURTESY PHOTO

WAIKOLOA — Michael Phillips is one of just 20 people in the world invited by the European Space Agency (ESA) to attend a rocket launch event at ESA headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany this Wednesday.