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NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Next Earth-Observing MissionWASHINGTON, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, April 30, to discuss the upcoming launch of a mission that will provide unique insights into our planet's changing climate and Earth system processes, and have far-reaching benefits to society, such as improving water resource management. The briefing will be held at NASA Headquarters at 300 E St. SW in Washington, and air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission will measure and monitor monthly changes in how mass is redistributed within and among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and ice sheets, as well as within Earth itself. The briefing participants are:
Media with U.S. citizenship may register to attend the briefing in person by emailing Steve Cole at [email protected] by 5 p.m. Friday, April 27. Media and the public also may ask questions during the briefing on Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA. GRACE-FO is scheduled to launch May 19 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as a "rideshare" on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying five Iridium communications satellites. GRACE-FO is a partnership between NASA and GFZ. For more information about the mission, visit: View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-invites-media-to-briefing-on-next-earth-observing-mission-300636503.html SOURCE NASA |