TRW Turns Aqua's Mission Operations to Goddard

On Tuesday, August 27, TRW formally turned mission operations of the Aqua spacecraft over to Goddard's Earth Science Mission Operations staff and the Lockheed-Martin flight operations team.

TRW's Project Manager, Dana Southwood, (right) hands over Aqua operations to Goddard's Bill Guit (left) by presenting him with a key to the spacecraft. TRW, the spacecraft contractor has been leading mission operations during the checkout period and now formally hands over the operations to the staff of the Earth Science Mission Operations Project and the Lockheed-Martin flight operations team.

Aqua Project Manager, Mike Donnelly (left) accepts plaque from TRW's Project Manager, Dana Southwood, (right) as TRW hands over operations of the spacecraft to Goddard.

Goddard Center Director, Al Diaz addresses some of the Aqua staff as spacecraft check out is complete and missions operations is turned over to Goddard

Photographer Chris Gunn/293