Dr. Paul Bate, Chief Executive Officer UK Space Agency (UKSA) speaks in a Heads of Agency panel during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Ian Annett, Acting CEO for Programme Delivery, UK Space Agency (UKSA) gives remarks in a Heads of Agency panel discussion, during the 36th Space Symposium, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Dr. Paul Bate, Chief Executive Officer UK Space Agency (UKSA), left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, pose for a photograph prior to starting at meeting during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of 145 islands that lies 28 km off the tip of Cornwall. Scilly is part of the Duchy of Cornwall under the stewardship of the Prince of Wales, who owns all the lands, and collects rents or leases from all 2200 residents. Tourism now accounts for 85% of the islands' income. The image was acquired July 8, 2019, covers an area of 12.8 by 13 km, and is located at 49.9 degrees north, 6.3 degrees west. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24867
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at a booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at the GE Booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman speaks at the GE Booth at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
LES JOHNSON INTRODUCES PROFESSOR VARIOS LAPP, UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, UK, PRIME INVESTIGATOR OF SOLAR SAIL TECHNOLOGY
Jared Isaacman at Farnborough International Airshow pictured with The Honorable Warren Stephens, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman at Farnborough International Airshow pictured with The Honorable Warren Stephens, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman at Farnborough International Airshow pictured with The Honorable Warren Stephens, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman introduces Charlie Duke at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Charlie Duke speaks about the Apollo 11 landing at the U.S. Pavillion at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman and Charlie Duke participate in the ribbon cutting for the U.S. Pavillion at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman and Charlie Duke participate in the ribbon cutting for the U.S. Pavillion at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman tours NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman tours NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman tours NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Jared Isaacman tours NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK.
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames in Bldg N-200 Boyd Room
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames with John Hinein N-200 Boyd Room
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames in Bldg N-200 Boyd Room
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames in Bldg N-200 Boyd Room
Jared Isaacman tours Airbus Defence and Space Facilities in Stevenage, United Kingdom, pictured with Rebecca Evernden, Director of UK Space Agency.
Jared Isaacman tours Airbus Defence and Space Facilities in Stevenage, United Kingdom, pictured with Kata Escott, UK Head of Airbus Defence and Space.
Jared Isaacman tours Airbus Defence and Space Facilities in Stevenage, United Kingdom, pictured with Kata Escott, UK Head of Airbus Defence and Space.
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 (and a lunar lander prototype LADEE)
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 with John Hine of Ames Research Center
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 (and a lunar lander prototype LADEE)
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 (and a lunar lander prototype)
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 with John Hine of Ames Research Center
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 with ______and Ames Center Director Pete Worden (and a lunar lander prototype)
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 (and a lunar lander prototype LADEE)
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames on tour of the Small Satellites area Bldg 45 with John Hine of Ames Research Center
PHOTO DATE: 11/28/12 LOCATION: B9 ARGOS/POGO LAB SUBJECT: ESA astronaut (UK) Timothy Peake during ISS EVA PGT/ARGOS training. PHOTOGRAPHER:Geeseman
Professor John Beddington, UK (United Kingdom) Government Chief Scientist Advisor visit to Ames - greeted by Ames Center Director Pete Worden in Bldg N-200 Boyd Room
Dr Aubrey de Grey presents a Director's Colloquium to the NASA Ames Research Center staff entitled 'Prospects for defeating aging altogether' Dr. de Grey is a British bomedical gerontologist educated at Cambridge University in the UK. A video of the presentation is currently available at the NASA Ames Library.
Dr Aubrey de Grey presents a Director's Colloquium to the NASA Ames Research Center staff entitled 'Prospects for defeating aging altogether' Dr. de Grey is a British bomedical gerontologist educated at Cambridge University in the UK. A video of the presentation is currently available at the NASA Ames Library.
Dr Aubrey de Grey presents a Director's Colloquium to the NASA Ames Research Center staff entitled 'Prospects for defeating aging altogether' Dr. de Grey is a British bomedical gerontologist educated at Cambridge University in the UK. A video of the presentation is currently available at the NASA Ames Library.
Dr Aubrey de Grey presents a Director's Colloquium to the NASA Ames Research Center staff entitled 'Prospects for defeating aging altogether' Dr. de Grey is a British bomedical gerontologist educated at Cambridge University in the UK. A video of the presentation is currently available at the NASA Ames Library.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, soars upward after lifting off from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 16, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base's landing zone 4 following the successful launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite on Dec. 16, 2022. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, lifts off from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 16, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, lifts off from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 16, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, lifts off from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 16, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, lifts off from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 16, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. The satellite will help researchers understand how much water flows in and out of Earth’s freshwater bodies and will provide insight into the ocean’s role in climate change. The instruments onboard will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean, and will observe ocean features in higher definition than ever before. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Jasmine Hopkins, NASA Communications, moderates a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, British engineers conduct tests on the United Kingdom Subsatellite, part of the three-spacecraft international Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorer AMPTE mission scheduled for launch on Aug. 9, 1984 aboard a Delta rocket. The 172-pound UKS contains a comprehensive set of plasma measuring instruments to record the effects of chemical clouds released by the West German built Ion Release Module. The other AMPTE spacecraft – the Charged Composition Explorer CCEUnited States) – will operate far below, from inside the Earth’s magnetosphere, where it will track the ionized clouds as it is swept along by the solar wind. With the CCE studying this activity from below, and the IRM and UKS studying it from above, scientists expect to acquire valuable new data on exactly how the solar wind interacts with the Earth’s magnetic fields. Photo Credit: NASA
Heads of Agency participate in a panel discussion, from left, Dr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA); Dr. Philippe Baptiste, President, French Space Agency (CNES); Dr. Paul Bate, Chief Executive Officer UK Space Agency (UKSA); moderator Dr. Kathryn C. Thornton, Chairwoman, Space Foundation; Lisa Campbell, President, Canadian Space Agency (CSA); NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy; Dr. Walther Pelzer, Executive Board Member and Head of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR); and Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa, President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), right, during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Parag Vaze, SWOT project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) hold a science briefing on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Participating from left are Katherine Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor, NASA; Selma Cherchali, Earth observation program head, CNES; Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, SWOT program scientist, NASA; Tamlin Pavelsky, SWOT hydrology science lead, University of North Carolina; Benjamin Hamlington, research scientist, Sea Level and Ice Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Katherine Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor, NASA, participates in a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Selma Cherchali, Earth observation program head, CNES, participates in a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) hold a science briefing on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Participating from left are Katherine Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor, NASA; Selma Cherchali, Earth observation program head, CNES; Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, SWOT program scientist, NASA; Tamlin Pavelsky, SWOT hydrology science lead, University of North Carolina; Benjamin Hamlington, research scientist, Sea Level and Ice Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Tamlin Pavelsky, SWOT hydrology science lead, University of North Carolina, participates in a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer, SWOT program scientist, NASA, participates in a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) hold a prelaunch news conference for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Participating from left are Karen St. Germain, Earth Science Division director, NASA; Thierry Lafon, SWOT project manager, CNES; Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program; Julianna Scheiman, civil satellite missions director, SpaceX; Parag Vaze, SWOT project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Capt. Max Rush, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Capt. Max Rush, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Megan Cruz, NASA Communications, moderates a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Karen St. Germain, Earth Science Division director, NASA, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Benjamin Hamlington, research scientist, Sea Level and Ice Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, participates in a science briefing held by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 13, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Thierry Lafon, SWOT project manager, CNES, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
Julianna Scheiman, civil satellite missions director, SpaceX, participates in a prelaunch news conference held by NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission on Dec. 14, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SWOT is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST. SWOT will be NASA’s first global survey of nearly all water on Earth’s surface. Scientists plan to use its observations to better understand the global water cycle, furnish insight into the ocean’s role in how climate change unfolds, and provide a global inventory of water resources. The SWOT mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch service.
On the small Hebridean island of Eriskay, Scotland, the causeway linking it to the outside world was only completed 20 years ago. The isolation protected the Eriskay Pony, one of the UK's oldest and rarest breeds. It was here that in 1745, Bonny Prince Charlie first set foot in Scotland to launch his uprising to retake the British throne. The image was acquired June 17, 2013, covers an area of 9.2 by 10.2 km, and is located at 57.1 degrees north, 7.3 degrees west. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25639
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, kicks off a multilateral meeting during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Joing NASA in the meeting were representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the UK. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
jsc2023e038727 (6/22/2023) --- Principal Investigator Yamanaka Tsutomu conducted online and in-person lectures for students. I-Space Essay provides students and teachers the online opportunity to create wishes, which are delivered to the International Space Station's Japanese Experimental Module Kibo. In 2022, about 8,000 students from 35 elementary, junior high and high schools in 7 countries (Japan, USA, Australia, Germany, UK, Spain, and South Africa) joined this internet-based project. Image courtesy of Mitsumura-Tosho and IHI Corporation.
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is shown in orbit over Earth in this illustration, with sunlight glinting off one of its solar arrays and both antennas of its Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) instrument extended. The mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) – with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space Agency. KaRIn is the scientific heart of the SWOT satellite, which will survey the water on more than 90% of Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean. To do that, KaRIn will transmit radar pulses to Earth's surface and use its two antennas to triangulate the return signals that bounce back. Mounted at the ends of a boom 33 feet (10 meters) long, the antennas will collect data along a swath 30 miles (50 kilometers) wide on either side of the satellite. KaRIn will operate in two modes: A lower-resolution mode over the ocean will involve significant onboard processing of the data to reduce the volume of information sent during downlinks to Earth; a higher-resolution mode will be used mainly over land. Scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Central California on Dec. 15, 2022, SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and CNES, with contributions from the CSA and the UK Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the U.S. component of the project. For the flight system payload, NASA is providing the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) instrument, a GPS science receiver, a laser retroreflector, a two-beam microwave radiometer, and NASA instrument operations. CNES is providing the Doppler Orbitography and Radioposition Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) system, the dual frequency Poseidon altimeter (developed by Thales Alenia Space), the KaRIn radio-frequency subsystem (together with Thales Alenia Space and with support from the UK Space Agency), the satellite platform, and ground control segment. CSA is providing the KaRIn high-power transmitter assembly. NASA is providing the launch vehicle and associated launch services. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25595
Members of the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission test one of the antennas for the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) instrument in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The mission is a collaborative effort between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) – with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space Agency. KaRIn is the scientific heart of the SWOT satellite, which will survey the water on more than 90% of Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean. To do that, KaRIn will transmit radar pulses to Earth's surface and use its two antennas to triangulate the return signals that bounce back. Mounted at the ends of a boom 33 feet (10 meters) long, the antennas will collect data along a swath 30 miles (50 kilometers) wide on either side of the satellite. KaRIn will operate in two modes: A lower-resolution mode over the ocean will involve significant onboard processing of the data to reduce the volume of information sent during downlinks to Earth; a higher-resolution mode will be used mainly over land. Scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Central California on Dec. 15, 2022, SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and CNES, with contributions from the CSA and the UK Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the U.S. component of the project. For the flight system payload, NASA is providing the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) instrument, a GPS science receiver, a laser retroreflector, a two-beam microwave radiometer, and NASA instrument operations. CNES is providing the Doppler Orbitography and Radioposition Integrated by Satellite (DORIS) system, the dual frequency Poseidon altimeter (developed by Thales Alenia Space), the KaRIn radio-frequency subsystem (together with Thales Alenia Space and with support from the UK Space Agency), the satellite platform, and ground control segment. CSA is providing the KaRIn high-power transmitter assembly. NASA is providing the launch vehicle and associated launch services. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25594
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the first half of the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing is moved around the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite on Dec. 8, 2022. To mark the milestone, members of the processing team gather in front of the SWOT satellite. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. SWOT is scheduled to lift off aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST.
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the first half of the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing is moved around the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite on Dec. 8, 2022. To mark the milestone, members of the processing team gather in front of the SWOT satellite. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. SWOT is scheduled to lift off aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST.
Inside the SpaceX facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a technician assists as a crane is used to lift the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite for mating to the payload adapter on Dec. 5, 2022. A collaboration between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency, SWOT will be the first satellite to survey nearly all water on Earth’s surface. SWOT is scheduled to lift off aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg on Dec. 15, 2022, at 3:46 a.m. PST.