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NASA Origins with a Planet Earth Mission
- βTo understand and protect our home planet; to explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can.β
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NASA Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request "EOS", an Earth Observing System going back to the beginnings of Earth Science Research from Space
GreenPolicy360 looks at visionaries who set in motion first-of-its-type digital, multispectral imaging of Planet Earth
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May 2022
NASA's continuing vision and mission -- βTo understand and protect our home planet"
GreenPolicy360: We are putting forward a proposal to restore the "understand and protect" Earth Science provision to the Mission Statement of NASA.
A number of years ago, Journalist Andrew Revkin wrote about the removal of this initial provision that was an essential part of the beginning of NASA as a government agency.
We believe that, although this language was 'silently' removed in 2006, the earth science mission continue to playing an essential role in the missions of NASA and NASA's work.
Here is what Andrew Revkin wrote some 15 years ago:
>Andrew Revkin/July 22, 2006/ NY Times
>βTo understand and protect our home planet; to explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can.β
>In February 2006, the phrase "to understand and protect the home planet" was quietly removed from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s official mission statement.
>It is the first time since NASAβs founding in 1958 that the mission statement does not explicitly include mention of the Earth.
Here is part of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's testimony before the Senate oversight committee in 2022:
INDEED A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF NASA AS THE SPACE AGENCY. DON'T FORGET TO THE FIRST A, AERONAUTICS. BUT ALSO, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT IS ALSO THE POINT OF THE SPHERE ON CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE BECAUSE ALL THE MEASUREMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE DONE BY INSTRUMENTS THAT WE DESIGN, BUILD, LAUNCH AND MANY OF THEM WE OPERATE.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT DECADE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT OBSERVATORY OF FIVE ADDITIONAL MAJOR SPACECRAFT THAT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE PUT INTO A 3D COMPOSITE ON PRECISELY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE EARTH'S CLIMATE. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WATER, TO THE LAND, TO THE ICE, TO THE ATMOSPHERE. WE ARE PUTTING UP AT THE END OF THIS YEAR A MISSION THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ELEVATION OF THE STREAMS AND RIVERS AND LAKES, THE FRESHWATER. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEASURE THE ELEVATION OF THE OCEANS, THE SALTWATER. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT VERY PRECISELY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ICE.
ALL OF THIS AND WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE ON THIS AND WE HOPE WE WILL HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. WE ARE GOING TO CREATE IF YOU CAN ENVISION IN SPACE TERMS A MISSION CONTROL CENTER. IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED THE EARTH INFORMATION CENTER. IT'S GOING TO BRING ALL OF THIS DATA IN AND IT'S GOING TO BE DISPLAYED AND IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY, NOT JUST GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING YOUR LOCAL COUNTY COMMISSION WHEN THEY ARE PLANNING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING TO THE CLAIMANT.
SJS/Siterunner: Readers of GreenPolicy360 can look back at your GreenPolicy founder's work with George E. Brown, who was instrumental as a leader in Congress for over 30 years and led Earth Science efforts, including advancing NASA's first generation of earth research from space.
Congressman Brown's point of view for over 30 yrs in Congress was that technology, science, data are guides necessary for smart policy decisions. Check out his record. George set in motion many of the programs and missions to accomplish multi generational environmental protection goals that we have taken up and carried on...
The Original Mission Statement of NASA ((1958) provided Congressional intent and guidance to the first generation of space programs. George, if he were here, would've done everything within his power to protect the original mission statement, even as misinformation and denial are rampant these days ...
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Earth Observation System / EOS
Essential in today's world and the intense need to address the #climatecrisis
Earth science, atmospheric science, measuring and monitoring, open source/access to the data ...
Our climate action agenda ... planet citizens making a positive difference
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Earth Right Now (Daily via NASA)
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Earth Research from Space @ GreenPolicy online
2018 Update / New NASA Chief Says He Will Protect Climate Research
After his previous rejection of climate science, Jim Bridenstine tells employees he will keep politics out of the agencyβs work
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In the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established the agency in 1958
The first objective of the agency was listed as βthe expansion of human knowledge of the earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.β
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Planet Earth
From its origins, NASA has studied our planet in novel ways, using ingenious tools to study physical processes at workβfrom beneath the crust to the edge of the atmosphere. We look at it in macrocosm and microcosm, from the flow of one mountain stream to the flow of jet streams. Most of all, we look at Earth as a system, examining the cycles and processesβthe water cycle, the carbon cycle, ocean circulation, the movement of heatβthat interact and influence each other in a complex, dynamic dance across seasons and decades.
For all of the dynamism and detail we can observe from orbit, sometimes it is worth stepping back and simply admiring Earth. It is a beautiful, awe-inspiring place, and it is the only world most of us will ever know.
Of all celestial bodies within reach or view, as far as we can see, out to the edge, the most wonderful and marvelous and mysterious is turning out to be our own planet earth. There is nothing to match it anywhere, not yet anyway. β Lewis Thomas
Sixty years ago, with the launch of Explorer 1, NASA made its first observations of Earth from space. Fifty years ago, astronauts left Earth orbit for the first time and looked back at our βblue marble.β All of these years later, as we send spacecraft and point our telescopes past the outer edges of the solar system, as we study our planetary neighbors and our Sun in exquisite detail, there remains much to see and explore at home.
We are still just getting to know Earth through the tools of science...
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Mission Planet Earth: NASA, Earth Science News
- Earth Science Research from Space
- Look at how thin our atmosphere is
- Earth and Space, Politics
- Climate News
- Earth Right Now
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NASA's universe of images, with special emphasis on the home planet
April 2017 / Now available for planet citizens online in one searchable place (via the Cloud w/ AWS)
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What's Really Warming the World...
"What's Really Warming the World? Climate deniers blame natural factors; NASA data proves otherwise."
NASA-GISS presents interactive demonstrations of decades of scientific data and study...
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Join NASA for a #24Seven Celebration of Earth Day
This Earth Day, April 22, 2016, NASA is giving the world an insiderβs look into the myriad activities the space agency conducts in a typical day to study and protect our home planet.
And -- weβre asking the world to share your Earth Day with us.
On April 22, NASA will post about 200 images across nearly 100 different social media channels that capture the breadth of the agencyβs 24-hour-a-day work to study Earth. The images were captured during the week of March 27, but have been assembled chronologically to tell a story of a βday in the lifeβ of NASAβs Earth science work. The time-stamped posts -- hashtagged #24Seven -- will begin publishing at 12:01 a.m. EDT and will continue throughout the day.
We know we arenβt the only people working to safeguard and understand our home planet. As you celebrate Earth Day, weβre asking you to share on social media what youβre doing to mark the day and celebrate our fragile home in space.
* https://www.facebook.com/nasasolarsystem/videos/10153537798177918/
* https://www.facebook.com/nasasolarsystem/?pnref=story
* http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/2016/join-nasa-for-a-24seven-celebration-of-earth-day
Visit featured Earth Day 2016 Planet Citizen sites @GreenPolicy360
- Vision of Planet Citizens - https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Planet_Citizens
- Hello Earth - http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/HelloEarth
- Earth POV - http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/EarthPOV
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Game-Changing Energy Technology
NASA Research Could Save Commercial Airlines Billions in New Era of Aviation
New technologies, developed under the purview of NASAβs Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project, could cut airline fuel use in half, pollution by 75 percent and noise to nearly one-eighth of todayβs levels.
βIf these technologies start finding their way into the airline fleet, our computer models show the economic impact could amount to $255 billion in operational savings between 2025 and 2050,β said Jaiwon Shin, NASAβs associate administrator for aeronautics research.
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Life on the International Space Station
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Reel 1 / A view of life in space is getting a boost with the introduction of 4K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) video, providing an unprecedented look at what it's like to live and work aboard the International Space Station. This important new capability will allow researchers to acquire high resolutionβhigh frame rate video to provide new insight into the vast array of experiments taking place every day. Cameras will also bestow breathtaking views of planet Earth and space station activities for those still dreaming of making the trip to outer space.
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Live HDTV from the International Space Station
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Urthecast and NASA bring you live, high definition video from the ISS. Perched 250 miles (400 km) above Earthβs surface, four high-definition (HDEV) cameras capture live 24/7 video of our planet.
See storms swirl over the oceans, watch the sun rise and set 16 times a day, and experience our Blue Marble as a planet citizen watching the earth rotate and roll beneath the ISS.
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Open Access / 2015
Your NASA open access database
- Open Access to Space Station Science Data and Use of the NASA Physical Sciences Informatics System - http://psi.nasa.gov/home.aspx
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NASA Links/Online Resources
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Earth Science Research from Space
In the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established the agency in 1958, the first objective of the agency was listed as βthe expansion of human knowledge of the earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.β
From 2002 until February 2006, NASAβs mission statement, prominently featured in its budget and planning documents, read: βTo understand and protect our home planet; to explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can.β
In early February, the statement was quietly altered, with the phrase βto understand and protect our home planetβ deleted. In this yearβs budget and planning documents, the agencyβs mission is βto pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.β
David E. Steitz, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said the aim was to square the statement with President Bushβs goal of pursuing human spaceflight to the Moon and Mars.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/22/science/22nasa.html by Andy Revkin
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NASA-JPL
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Note re: the Use of NASA images at GreenPolicy360
Fair use of NASA missions images come under NASA and U.S. law and regulations placing these images legally in the Public Domain.
Under United States copyright law, works created by the U.S. federal government or its agencies cannot be copyrighted. (This does not apply to works created by state or local governments.)
GreenPolicy360 make copious use of many NASA images, particularly regarding #EarthScience missions and our focus on the vital importance of #AtmosphericScience
Please visit our "Thin Blue" site in our GreenPolicy network at www.thinbluelayer.com
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Pages in category "NASA"
The following 114 pages are in this category, out of 114 total.
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- Carbon Brief
- Climate Change - Global Warming Keyword-Terms
- Climate Change Denier Talking Points -- and Rebuttals
- Climate Change Summit Paris
- Climate Desk
- Climate Law Blog @Columbia Law School
- Climate migration
- Climate News
- Climate News Events Archive ... 1970 to Today
- Climate Plans Enforcement - Resources
- Climate Problems, Climate Solutions
- Creatively Green
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- Each of us can make a positive difference
- Earth
- Earth and Space, Politics
- Earth Day Summit - April 22 2021
- Earth from NASA
- Earth Imaging-New Space
- Earth Right Now
- Earth Science
- Earth Science Eco-Fields
- Earth Science Research from Space
- EarthPOV
- Earthrise
- EarthTime
- Earthviews from Astronauts
- Ecolivia
- Environmental Laws and Modern Environmental Movement
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Rules Rolled Back
- ESA Living Planet Announcement - May 2022
- Ethics and Climate Change
- European Union Green Deal - Fit for 55
- Extinction
- ExxonMobil and US House Science Committee v US Attorneys General and Environmental Groups
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- George E. Brown Jr
- Glasgow Climate Summit - Pledges, Promises, Declarations - What's Next Up
- Global Climate Action Summit
- Global Fishing Watch
- GN-z11
- GOES-16
- Google Earth
- GP360 NewPages
- Green Best Practices
- Green Politics with GreenPolicy360
- Green Quotes
- Green Stories of the Day
- Green Stories of the Day - GreenPolicy360 Archive
- Greening Our Blue Planet
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2013
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2014
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2015
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2016
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2017
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2018
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2019
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2020
- GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2023
- GreenPolicy360 Highlights
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- Pale blue dot
- Paris climate change conference, Dec12, 2015 report from Rebecca Solnit
- Permaculture Green Practices
- Permafrost
- Pictures from ISS
- Planet API
- Planet Citizen Action
- Planet Citizen Vision of Living Earth
- Planet Citizens
- Planet Earth Perspective
- Planet of the Humans, a documentary film
- Planetary.org
- PlanetCitizen
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Media in category "NASA"
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