Earth ID: 13065

Countdown to ICESat-2 Launch

Released on September 6, 2018

NASA is about to launch the agency’s most advanced laser instrument of its kind into space. The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will provide critical observations of how ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice are changing, leading to insights into how those changes impact people where they live.

Launch is scheduled for Sept. 15, and as we count down the days, we’re counting up 10 things you should know about ICESat-2.

Credits

Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Producer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Writer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Narrator
Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (USRA): Lead Animator
Thomas A. Neumann Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Thorsten Markus (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Videographer
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Lead Editor
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Visualizer
Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Animator
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Videographer

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Mission:
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)

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Narrated Movies

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Laser
SVS >> Laser Altimeter
SVS >> Atlas
NASA Science >> Earth