Thomas H. Zurbuchen Associate Administrator Science Mission - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 science payload • The first observations yielded a surprise

TESS Explorer 98, Launch April 18, 2018 3

Defined by FY19 Budget Request As of Feb. 6, 2018 4

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MMS Entering Magnetotail Reconnection Region Kelvin Helmholtz waves at boundary, allowing particles from solar wind to enter Earth’s magnetosphere 6

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

SOLAR ORBITER Observing the Sun From New Vantage Points 8

PARKER SOLAR DKIST SOLAR PROBE ORBITER 9

GOLD Global-scale Observations of Limb and Disc 10

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Solar Dynamics Observatory 12

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