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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 FOR RELEASE: 04/21/2006 VIDEO NO: KSC-06-S-00106 CAPTIONED IN: ENGLISH |
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| CloudSat Project Manager Ron Boain explains the spacecraft's processing flow to NASA Commentator Bruce Buckingham how. CloudSat will launch with the CALIPSO spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. CALIPSO stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation. It will fly in combination with the CloudSat satellite to provide never-before-seen 3-D perspectives of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve, and affect weather and climate. CALIPSO and CloudSat will join three other satellites in orbit to enhance understanding of climate systems. | |
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