Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Presenter: Dr. Harvey Tananbaum – former director of Chandra XRAY Center Dr. Tananbaum served as Director of the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC) at the Smithsonian Astrophsycial Observatory in Cambridge, Mass. from 1991-2014. The CXC is responsible for operating the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in orbit, for supporting the broad community of scientists who observe with Chandra, […]
NOAA’S Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
Presenter: Ted Leoutsakos, NASA – JPSS Deployed Systems Team Senior Engineer The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) is the nation’s new generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its acquisition agent, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). JPSS provides critical environmental satellite […]