Leaders in Lidar: The Laser Is Better
In this series, we dive into the legacy of Goddard’s lead role in developing laser altimetry, which has revolutionized the way we map our planet, the Moon and other planets. […]
Language: English
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Leaders in Lidar: The Laser Is Better
Leaders in Lidar Chapter: All the Easy Missions Are Done
The Goddard team recounts the challenging paths that lead to the current lidar missions, the Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) and ICESat-2, which look to measure changes on our planet.
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Leaders in Lidar Chapter: All the Easy Missions Are Done
Leaders in Lidar: Go Back to Mars
After the devastating loss of Mars Observer, the Goddard team mourns and regroups to build a second MOLA instrument for the Mars Global Surveyor mission. But before their laser altimeter […]
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Leaders in Lidar: Go Back to Mars
Leaders in Lidar: Take the Next Steps
Riding on the success of MOLA, the Goddard team develops new lidar instruments for Earth, the Moon and Mercury. Each new instrument is a major leap forward in technology and […]
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Leaders in Lidar: Take the Next Steps
Keeping Cool in Space
As NASA embraces commercial partnerships to optimize spacesuit technology as part of the Artemis program, the Spacesuit Evaporation Rejection Flight Experiment (SERFE) payload continues to be tested onboard the International […]
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Keeping Cool in Space
How NASA Decodes the Secrets of the Arctic
Since 2015, scientists with NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) project have been studying how climate change is affecting Arctic and boreal regions. The team is studying permafrost thaw, changes […]
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How NASA Decodes the Secrets of the Arctic
Down to Earth: Homecoming
In the final episode featuring astronaut Victor Glover and his daughter, Corinne, they discuss the excitement of returning to Earth from an extended mission on the International Space Station.
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Down to Earth: Homecoming
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S – Ready to Roll
NOAA’s GOES-S is encapsulated in its payload fairing inside Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, and transported to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral […]
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Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S – Ready to Roll
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: T-0
NASA’s Launch Services Program, or LSP, and United Launch Alliance work together to move the Atlas V rocket – payload and all – to the launch pad and launch! Years […]
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Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: T-0
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Launch Fever
NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft, the next in a series of advanced weather satellites, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft. The satellite’s arrival […]
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Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Launch Fever
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Special Delivery
NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft is one step closer in the final journey to T-zero, as the booster and Centaur upper stage arrive for inspection. These components will be used to stack […]
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Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Special Delivery
Countdown to T-Zero: GOES-S: Rocket Science
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket reaches another major milestone on the road to T-Zero, as NOAA’s GOES-S spacecraft prepares for launch. Stacking the rocket begins with the booster […]
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