2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

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Throughout FY08, the NASA DC-8 aircraft conducted its flight operations out of this new facility. The DAOF laboratory, office, and hangar space supported over 100 scientists this year as ARCTAS, CARB, AMISA, and the ATV-1 science missions were prepared and executed from this facility. The National Suborbital Education and Research Center at the University of North Dakota, under a cooperative agreement with NASA, has also established itself at the DAOF in support of DC-8 science mission operations. During FY09, the remainder of lab facilities and office space will be completed and the ER-2 and G-III aircraft will begin science operations from the new facility. The DAOF is expected to serve as a world-class facility to support airborne science missions for years to come. 106
Media, Education & Outreach NASA Earth Science activities continue to generate a high level of interest by the media and general public, and the Airborne Science Program often finds itself at the front line of this interest. This is due not only to the curiosity we all have about understanding the state of the planet, but also in the tangible, and visceral, appeal aircraft and aviation have on the public. To support and respond to this interest, the airborne team actively works with the public affairs offices at the NASA centers and Headquarters to prepare and distribute press releases, conduct press conferences and interviews, and update public access web sites, so that the science data and operations are accessible to both the scientific community and the public. Moreover, we continuously reach out to the local communities, wherever our travels may take us, to show them what NASA is doing and how the unique scientific assets at our disposal are contributing to the study of our planet. Media As in past years, media coverage of airborne science was significant and included television, radio, internet, and newspaper stories, not to mention a couple of fascinating “from the field” blogs. There are now even ‘You Tube’ videos posted from the cockpits of several of the NASA planes. Coverage was particularly intensive for the ARCTAS mission and the California wildfire support flights. NASA issued two press releases for ARCTAS, one in April and one in June. In addition, press events and interviews were conducted during both deployments, which generated a lot of coverage. In the U.S., articles on the mission appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Science Daily, the Anchorage Daily News, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. In Canada, several TV and radio interviews were conducted, including an interview for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) North Radio One from Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Due to the concern regarding fires during the summer, and the importance for protection of people and property, coverage by CBC, was especially extensive. In addition to Canada, news articles were also published in several countries, including Mexico, Nicaragua, Germany, Austria, and Italy (Fig. 48, p. 109). Coverage of the California wildfires was also extensive. Visits to NASA Ames by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Director of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff were covered by nearly every Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area 107
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary
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LIST OF FIGURES Fig. # Caption Page
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CONTRIBUTORS The contribution of th
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SCIENCE MISSIONS &
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ARCTAS Science Focus: Atmospheric C
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Figure 4 DC-8 Arrival in Thule, Gre
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sample downwind evolution of Canadi
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Figure 7 ACCLAIM instrument on the
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configurations and interfaces. SIMP
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Figure 8 2008 UAS proposed operatio
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Figure 10 The Oden Research Vessel
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California Fire Emergency Response
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Figure 13 AMS-Wildfire sensor data,
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Southern California Post Fire Evalu
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CALIPSO: Caribbean Validation Missi
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Cold Land Processes Science Focus:
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Science Focus: Astromaterials Spons
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ESA ATV Reentry Science Focus: Atmo
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SOGASEX Science Focus: Carbon Cycle
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presented unique challenges to a U.
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Figure 25 NOVICE instrument payload
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PROGRAM ELEMENTS: & SCIENCE REQUIRE
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Science & Requirements The Science
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Flight Requests The 2008 calendar y
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Collaborations and Partnerships The
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Interagency UAS Coordination As the
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