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NASA, NOAA Convene GOES 17 Mishap Investigation Board

admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 07:00:33 +0000

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have appointed a board to investigate an instrument anomaly aboard the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) 17 weather satellite currently in orbit.

Źródło: NASA, NOAA Convene GOES 17 Mishap Investigation Board

NASA Awards Contract for Archive Center Operations

admin — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:20:30 +0000

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks for the continued development and operation of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

Źródło: NASA Awards Contract for Archive Center Operations

New Airborne Campaigns to Explore Snowstorms, River Deltas, Climate

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:40:27 +0000

Five new NASA Earth science campaigns will take to the field starting in 2020 to investigate a range of pressing research questions, from what drives intense East Coast snowfall events to the impact of small-scale ocean currents on global climate.

Źródło: New Airborne Campaigns to Explore Snowstorms, River Deltas, Climate

NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth’s Changing Ice

admin — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:00:26 +0000

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California at 9:02 a.m. EDT Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented accuracy.

Źródło: NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth’s Changing Ice

NASA Investment in Cholera Forecasts Helps Save Lives in Yemen

admin — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:20:26 +0000

For the first time ever, measurements from NASA Earth-observing research satellites are being used to help combat a potential outbreak of life-threatening cholera. Humanitarian teams in Yemen are targeting areas identified by a NASA-supported project that precisely forecasts high-risk regions based on environmental conditions observed from space.

Źródło: NASA Investment in Cholera Forecasts Helps Save Lives in Yemen

NASA Launching Advanced Laser to Measure Earth’s Changing Ice

admin — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:20:27 +0000

Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure – in unprecedented detail – changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice.

Źródło: NASA Launching Advanced Laser to Measure Earth’s Changing Ice

NASA to Host Media Briefing on New Ice-Monitoring Mission

admin — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 16:00:30 +0000

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 22, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2), which will fly NASA’s most advanced laser altimeter to measure Earth’s changing ice.

Źródło: NASA to Host Media Briefing on New Ice-Monitoring Mission

NASA Invites Media to Meet Earth Science Innovators

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 09:00:28 +0000

From flooding in New Orleans to coffee cultivation in Guatemala and wildfires in Alaska, NASA Earth observations from space are being put to work helping address a wide range of real-world issues.

Źródło: NASA Invites Media to Meet Earth Science Innovators

NASA Debuts Online Toolkit to Promote Commercial Use of Satellite Data

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:00:25 +0000

While NASA’s policy of free and open remote-sensing data has long benefited the scientific community, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, it has significant untapped potential for commercialization.

Źródło: NASA Debuts Online Toolkit to Promote Commercial Use of Satellite Data

Media Invited to Preview Expedition to Ocean Twilight Zone

admin — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:20:26 +0000

Media are invited to Seattle on Thursday, Aug. 9, to preview a seaborne expedition to study microscopic organisms in the dark depths of the sea that play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.

Źródło: Media Invited to Preview Expedition to Ocean Twilight Zone