NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, pictured at center, arrived at NASA’s Langley Research Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9, where he’s to deliver a “State of NASA” speech describing the agency’s scientific and technological achievements and plans for the future, including its journey to Mars. The speech at 1:30 p.m. EST and associated events follow President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal delivery to the U.S. Congress. At Langley, Bolden started the day by touring facilities and getting an update on the Earth science mission CLARREO, which is scheduled for launch to the International Space Station in 2020. The Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory will provide a metrology lab on orbit for studying climate change. Bolden asked questions about the progress of CLARREO and how its form of climate study will continue and grow over time. “He was very interested in what we are doing,” said Langley researcher Bruce Wielicki. “We talked about how to keep missions like this up in orbit.”
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