NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST today, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
LDCM is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program’s 40-year data record of monitoring Earth’s landscapes from space. LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range of Earth sciences and contribute to the management of agriculture, water and forest resources. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch Feb. 11.
The panelists for the briefing are:
— David Jarrett, LDCM program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington
— Jim Irons, LDCM project scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
— Ken Schwer, LDCM project manager, Goddard Space Flight Center
— Matthew Larsen, associate director for climate and land use change, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.
For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
