Goddard in the News

Hubble: George Washington University Magazine featured an article on six alumni Tim Cole, Heather Hayden, Steve Hoyle, Cliff Lanham, Steve Leete, and Ray Lundquist. The article highlights how these Goddard engineers have worked diligently and on critical aspects of the Hubble Servicing Missions. To view the article, go to: http://www.gwu.edu/~magazine/2002_spring/docs/feature_quorum.html

Hubble images taken from the recently installed Advanced Camera for Surveys were released early this week that generated mass media coverage. Nearly 400 stories appeared on major television networks and programming, which included, ABC - Good Morning America, CBS - Evening News, NBC - Today and CNN - Daybreak.

Aqua: Spaceflightnow.com and Discovery.com featured articles about the Aqua spacecraft. Aqua is scheduled to launch tomorrow, Saturday May 2 from Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif. Aqua will carry six instruments to collect data on global precipitation, evaporation, and the cycling of water and will examine changes in ocean circulation and how clouds and surface water processes affect climate, helping scientists better understand how global ecosystems are changing, and how they respond to and affect global environmental change.

In addition, 20 live television interviews were conducted early this week regarding the Aqua spacecraft and launch.

EOS: NASA-funded research discovering that greater numbers of ice particles higher up in a hurricane reflect more energy from the Sun out to space which creates a temperature difference that helps power the hurricane was a featured article at Spaceflightnow.com. The research was part of the Convection And Moisture Experiment, (CAMEX-4) a joint effort between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a number of universities.