The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment, SAGE, is a series of instruments designed by NASA to observe stratospheric ozone, aerosols, and water vapor from space. In the mid-1980s, scientists realized there was a problem with Earth’s protective coat of ozone...it was thinning. The SAGE family of instruments was pivotal in making accurate measurements of the amount of ozone loss in Earth’s atmosphere and helped leaders around the world institute an international treaty banning products containing harmful chemicals that destroy stratospheric ozone. SAGE is a key part of NASA’s mission to provide crucial, long-term measurements that will help humans better understand and care for Earth’s atmosphere.
The Integration and Test team successfully completed SAGE III payload post-ship full functional testing and Payload Rack Checkout Unit (PRCU) testing at KSC this week. The SAGE III Nadir Viewing Platform and Instrument Payload were placed in their shipping containers and are being safely stored at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Space Station Processing Facility until one […]
The Project conducted a successfully System Acceptance Review / Pre-Ship Review on November 17, 2015. The instrument payload left NASA Langley Research Center at 8:07 PM Thursday, November 19 on a FedEx Custom Critical truck and was delivered to the NASA Kennedy Space Center on November 20, 2015 – just in time for Thanksgiving and […]
Congratulations to the team on completing thermal vacuum testing after more than 30 days of 24-hour testing! The Project successfully completed a 37-day Instrument Payload Thermal Vacuum Test – the final major environmental test before flight. After a comprehensive test data review, the team removed the payload from the thermal vacuum facility and is currently […]
The Integration and Test team conducted a successful Test Readiness Review Thursday, August 13. Following the review the chamber door was closed and pump-down was started. Thermal Vacuum Testing started Friday, August 14. The team has successfully completed the initial ambient functional test, Hot Survival (test point 3), and Hot Operational 1/Hot Start 1 (test […]
The SAGE III/ISS Project held a successful Key Decision Point-D (KDP-D) at NASA Headquarters Tuesday, June 9, and was approved to proceed with payload assembly, testing, and launch operations. On Tuesday, June 16, the team conducted a successful peer review of the plans for the upcoming Thermal Vacuum Testing scheduled to begin in July.
SD Education and Outreach team members Kristyn Damadeo and Sarah Crecelius staffed two Earth science booths at the 2015 STEM Community Day held May 30, 2015, sponsored by Christopher Newport University, Newport News Public Schools, and the Governor’s Youth Development Academy. SD Education and Outreach collaborated with the LaRC Office of Education to provide a […]
If you are planning on attending the 19th GLOBE Annual Meeting in Los Angeles this summer, July 19-24, make sure you plan on attending one of the sessions about a great new resource we helped develop. Join the GLOBE kids- Anita, Simon, and Dennis- as they learn about aerosols in the latest Elementary GLOBE storybook, […]
