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Thomas H. Zurbuchen Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate @Dr.ThomasZ April 18, 2018 First U.S. Satellite Sputnik launched October 4, 1957 Explorer 1 launched January 31, 1958 Unlike Sputnik, Explorer 1 carried a

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Associate Administrator Science Mission Directorate @Dr.ThomasZ

April 18, 2018

Thomas H. Zurbuchen

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First U.S. Satellite

  • Sputnik launched

October 4, 1957

  • Explorer 1 launched

January 31, 1958

  • Unlike Sputnik, Explorer 1

carried a science payload

  • The first observations

yielded a surprise

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TESS

Explorer 98, Launch April 18, 2018

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Defined by FY19 Budget Request As of Feb. 6, 2018

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MMS

Entering Magnetotail Reconnection Region

Kelvin Helmholtz waves at boundary, allowing particles from solar wind to enter Earth’s magnetosphere

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March 29, 2018 - Parker Solar Probe readying for shipment to Florida for final launch preparations 7

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SOLAR ORBITER

Observing the Sun From New Vantage Points

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PARKER SOLAR PROBE SOLAR ORBITER DKIST

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GOLD

Global-scale Observations

  • f Limb and Disc

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Solar Dynamics Observatory

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