NASA, Partners Name Ocean Studying Satellite for Noted Earth Scientist

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 12:40 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: NASA, Partners Name Ocean Studying Satellite for Noted Earth ScientistPortal origin nid: 457696Published: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 08:19Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA and several partners announced Tuesday they have renamed a key ocean observation satellite launching this fall in honor of Earth scientist Michael Freilich, who retired last year as head of NASA’s Earth Science division, a position he held since 2006.Portal image: The Sentinel-6A satellite, which NASA and several partners have renamed in honor of noted Earth scientist Michael Freilich.Science Categories: Earth

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