{"id":56982,"date":"2014-09-04T19:39:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T23:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-241473"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:16:28","slug":"nasa-hosts-media-briefing-to-announce-new-earth-observing-role-for-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-hosts-media-briefing-to-announce-new-earth-observing-role-for-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Hosts Media Briefing to Announce New Earth-Observing Role for International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NASA opens a new era this month in its exploration of our home planet with the launch of the first in a series of Earth science instruments to the International Space Station. A media briefing on this addition to NASA\u2019s Earth-observing program will air at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 8, on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Earth-observing instrument to be mounted on the exterior of the space station will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on the next SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services flight. ISS-RapidScat will monitor ocean winds for climate research, weather predictions and hurricane monitoring from the space station\u2019s unique vantage point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second instrument is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), a laser instrument that will measure clouds and the location and distribution of pollution, dust, smoke, and other particulates in the atmosphere. CATS will follow ISS-RapidScat on the fifth SpaceX space station resupply flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The briefing will take place in the NASA TV studio at the agency\u2019s Headquarters, located at 300 E Street SW in Washington. The briefing panelists are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Julie Robinson, ISS Program chief scientist, NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n\u2014 Steve Volz, associate director for flight programs in the Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington<br>\n\u2014 Melanie Miller, lead SpaceX-4 robotics officer, Johnson<br>\n\u2014 Ernesto Rodriguez, ISS-RapidScat project scientist, NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California<br>\n\u2014 Matthew McGill, CATS principal investigator, NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media can ask questions from participating NASA locations or by telephone. To participate by phone, reporters must contact Felicia Chou at 202-358-0257 or felicia.chou@nasa.gov to provide their media affiliation no later than 11 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is limited seating in the NASA TV studio for media who would like to attend in person. To arrange access, media must email stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov no later than 9 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media and the public can join the conversation using #EarthRightNow and #ISS, and ask questions using #askNASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on NASA Earth science launches, research and applications, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/earthrightnow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the International Space Station, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Cole \/ Joshua Buck<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-0918 \/ 202-358-1100<br>\nstephen.e.cole@nasa.gov \/ <a href=\"mailto:jbuck@nasa.gov\">jbuck@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA opens a new era this month in its exploration of our home planet with the launch of the first in a series of Earth science instruments to the International Space Station. 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