NASA BRIEFINGS ON THE PACE EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE, Feb 4, 2024, KSC/virtual, 9:15 am and 11:00 am ET

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) earth observation satellite is scheduled for launch on February 6, 2024 at 1:33 am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL.  In addition to launch coverage, NASA will hold several science and pre-launch briefings on February 4 and February 5.

The briefings on February 4 are:

Sunday, Feb. 4

9:15 a.m. – NASA Social Panel livestream at NASA Kennedy. Watch live on YouTube, Facebook and X social media channels with the following NASA participants answering #AskNASA questions:

• Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division
• Marjorie Haskell, PACE program executive
• Laura Lorenzoni, PACE program scientist
• Ivona Cetinic, PACE ocean scientist
• Juli Lander, PACE deputy project manager

11 a.m. – PACE Science Briefing on NASA+ with the following agency participants:

• Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor
• Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division
• Jeremy Werdell, PACE project scientist
• Andy Sayer, atmospheric scientist, Sciences and Exploration Directorate
• Erin Urquhart, program manager, Water Resources Application Area

See our separate Calendar entry for the pre-launch briefing on February 5.