EOSTerra and me Brief History and Milestone graduated
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EOS/Terra and me: Brief History and Milestone Ø. . . graduated in 1986 - background in Atmospheric Physics; Ø. . . joined GSFC in 1990 and became Code 613/CS in 1994; Ø. . . at the right time and right place to ride on the wave of “EOS era, ” and witness the development, evolution and success of the “Terra Mission, ” in particular. Under the leadership of Ghassem Asrar et al. : forging a visionary EOS program, $32 B proposed Michael D. King: turbulent time due to repeated reshaping, rescoping, and rebaselining the EOS program; $11 B finalized through FY 2000 1990 Project Scientists: On 18 Dec. 1999: a $1. 3 B spacecraft on $110 M rocket launched and successfully separated 14 min. after liftoff Piers J. Sellers EOS-AM opened its doors to Earth observations around 24 Feb. 2000; later renamed Terra after an international renaming contest 2019 “William T. Pecora group award, ” for significant contributions in all areas of Earth Science, with scientific impacts and a legacy that make it one of the most successful missions in NASA's long line of Terra: the winner of “Y 2 K Best of Earth Observing System satellites What's New” in Popular Science 2000 Yoram J. Kaufman 2010 Kurtis J. Thome 2020 Marc L. Imholf K. Jon Ranson Deputy PS: K. Jon Ranson Si-Chee Tsay Atmosphere, the gatekeeper of the Land… Deputy PS, for Data: … a comprehensive data system, critically needed for managing the wealth of information resulting from EOS missions Robert E. Wolfe December 18, 2019 NASA/GSFC
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Highlights December 18, 2019 NASA/GSFC
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