Amir Ibrahim is the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) project science lead for atmospheric correction at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. What is your favorite atmospheric or ocean related book or movie? My favorite ocean movie is "The Perfect Storm." I know it's not a happy movie, but I think it's …
Bridget Seegers is an oceanographer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and a team member for NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. What is your favorite atmosphere or ocean related book or movie? "Life Aquatic" definitely comes to mind. It's amazingly accurate in how it depicts certain aspects of life on a …
NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft has successfully made contact with ground stations back on Earth providing teams with early readings of its overall status, health, operation, and capabilities postlaunch. A full postlaunch assessment review to determine PACE's readiness to move into the operational phase of its mission will be conducted in the …
NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft has separated from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage, beginning its science mission from sun-synchronous orbit about 420 miles above the Earth's surface.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first stage has successfully landed at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Tonight's mission marks the fourth completed flight for this Falcon 9.
A series of rapid events occurs after launch. After Max Q – the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket – the nine Merlin engines of the Falcon 9's first stage will finish their burn and cut off during a phase called MECO or Main Engine Cutoff. Quickly after MECO, the stage separation sequence …
3, 2, 1 … LIFTOFF! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:33 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 8. The next milestone is Max Q or maximum dynamic pressure – the …
NASA's senior launch manager, Tim Dunn, has just given NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission the "go" for launch! In the next few moments, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's nine Merlin engines will roar to life at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, sending the PACE spacecraft on the start …
When NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission launches at 1:33 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will follow a little used flight path, or trajectory. After liftoff, the rocket will head south along the Florida coastline during its powered flight to …
As NASA and SpaceX teams continue to work toward liftoff of the agency's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled for 1:33 a.m. EST, here's a look at some facts about the spacecraft and the science instruments on board: The PACE spacecraft stands about 10 feet tall and when …
