NASA Climate Research Highlights on Commodity Launch, Coverage Establishment – Is It Up With That?
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*Editor’s Note: Launch event ahead of Climate Talk on Wednesday, July 13, starting at 2pm
NASA and SpaceX are aiming for 8:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 14, to kick off the agency’s next climate change investigation into the International Space Station. NASA’s Mission, Investigate Earth’s Surface Mineral Dust Sources (EMIT), will fly on SpaceX’s 25th commercial resupply service mission to the orbiting lab.
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will lift off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and new equipment to the international crew, including including a new climate research survey.
Live coverage will air on NASA Television, NASA Appand agent’s websitewith pre-launch events starting Wednesday, July 13.
Dragon will carry more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including a variety of NASA’s investigate like EMIT, will determine the composition of mineral dust from arid regions of the Earth and analyze dust carried through the atmosphere from deserts to see what effect it has on the planet, further enhancing the NASA data contribution in climate change monitoring.
Other investigate including studying the aging of immune cells and the ability to reverse those effects during recovery from sunlight, a CubeSat that will monitor ocean surface temperatures and cloud tops could help Scientists understand Earth’s weather and climate systems, and a student experiment is testing a specific alternative for potential use in future lunar and Martian habitats. future.
Expected to arrive at the station around 11:20 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 16. Dragon will automatically dock to the station’s forward-facing gate. Harmony modulewith NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines monitor activity from the station.
The spacecraft is expected to spend about a month attached to the outpost in orbit before it returns to Earth with research and cargo work, splashing down off the coast of Florida.
The deadline for media recognition has expired for live coverage of this launch. More information on media recognition is available by email: [email protected]. From NASA media recognition policy for on-site and virtual operations available online. The agency will provide more details for those certified vehicles, including COVID-19 safety protocols.
The full coverage of this quest is as follows (all times Eastern). Coverage may vary based on real-time operational activities. According to the International Space Station Blog to update.
Wednesday, July 13
2 p.m. – NASA TV Climate Conversations with the following participants:
- Kate CalvinNASA Chief Scientist and Climate Advisor
- Heidi Parris, associate scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Mike Roberts, Principal Scientist, ISS National Laboratory
- Rob Green, JPL senior research scientist and EMIT principal investigator
- Paula do Vale Pereira, BeaverCube, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be reserved for on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis. Other journalists who want to participate can dial in. For dial-in numbers and passwords, please contact Kennedy Newsroom no later than 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at: [email protected].
8pm – Media teleconference kick off (no earlier than one hour after completion of Launch Readiness Assessment) with the following participants:
- Dana Weigel, deputy program director, International Space Station Program, NASA
- Heidi Parris, associate scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA
- SpaceX Representative
- Debuting weather officer representative, Cape Canaveral Space Station’s 45th Weather Squadron
The teleconference will be live at https://www.nasa.gov/live. The media can only ask questions over the phone. For dialing numbers and codes, please contact Kennedy Newsroom no later than 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 at: [email protected].
Thursday, July 14
8:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch range begins
8:44pm – Launch
9:30pm – Post-launch media conference
- Dina Contella, director of operations integration, International Space Station Program, NASA
- SpaceX Representative
The teleconference will be streamed live on the agency’s website at:
The media can only ask questions over the phone. For dialing numbers and codes, please contact Kennedy Newsroom no later than 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 14 at: [email protected].
Saturday, July 16
10 a.m. – NASA TV begins to cover the scene of the Dragon landing at the space station
11:20 am (approximately) – Landing
NASA TV’s Launch Range
Live coverage of the launch on NASA TV will begin at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, July 14. For downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit:
Only audio of press conferences and coverage will be transmitted on NASA’s “V” circuit, which can be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, the entire mission broadcast can be heard on -1220 and -1240, while the network countdown can only be heard on -1260 and -7135 starting about an hour before the show. The mission broadcaster begins.
On launch day, a “clean feed” of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be posted on the NASA TV media channel.
NASA website launch scope
News about the mission launch date will be on NASA website. Coverage will include live streams and blog updates beginning no earlier than 8pm on Thursday, July 14, when the countdowns hit. On-demand streaming video and images of the launch will be available shortly after takeoff. For questions about coverage of the countdown, contact the Kennedy Press: 321-867-2468. Follow the countdown news on our launch blog at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs25/
Attend the virtual launch
Members of the public may Register to attend this virtual launch. Subscribers will receive task and activity updates via email. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, announcements of related opportunities, and virtual guests. passport stamped after successful launch.
Watch and participate on social networks
Let people know you’re following the mission on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtags # #Dragon and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging the following accounts:
Twitter: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space station, @ISS_Research, @ISS National Lab
Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS . National Laboratory
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Learn more about NASA’s SpaceX resupply missions at:
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