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Prelaunch News Conference for NASA Mission Studying Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans


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[05-Feb-24] Targeted to launch on Tuesday, Feb. 6, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission will study how our oceans and atmosphere interact in a changing climate. Prelaunch activities include a news conference on Monday, Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. EST (1400 UTC) with the following participants:
  • Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator
  • Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division, NASA
  • Tim Dunn, senior launch director, Launch Services Program, NASA
  • Julianna Scheiman, director, Civil Satellite Missions, SpaceX
  • Brian Cizek, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, U.S. Space Force