The successful installation of the Pace spacecraft in Florida in Florida marks a major milestone ahead of the launch of an upcoming spacecraft to study Earth's oceans, atmosphere and climate.
NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosols, Clouds, Marine Ecosystems) spacecraft orbit above the Earth. **nasa gsfc
NASA and SpaceX technicians connect NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosols, Clouds, Marine Ecosystems) spacecraft to payload adapters at the AstroTech Space Operations Facility near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Now that the PACE is firmly anchored to the payload adapter, the team will encapsulate the spacecraft in a payload protection fairing before integrating with the Falcon 9 rocket.
The PACE mission will deepen our understanding of the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and climate through hyperspectral observations of microscopic marine organisms called phytoplankton, as well as new measurements of clouds and aerosols.
PACE will launch from Cosmodrome 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida at 1:33 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
The PACE program is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The agency's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center manages launch services for PACE missions.
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