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Mission News
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NASA Satellites Help Lift Cloud of Uncertainty on Climate Change
New findings from NASA's CloudSat and other spacecraft in NASA's "A-Train" constellation of five Earth observing satellites offer important insights into this year's record reduction of Arctic sea ice, global rainfall patterns and the effects of pollution on clouds.
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Improving Estimates of a Hurricane's Punch
As Tropical Storm Noel churns off Florida's east coast, NASA and university scientists have announced they have developed a promising new technique for estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones from space.
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First Images From NASA'S Cloudsat Have Scientists Sky-High
The first images from NASA's new CloudSat satellite are already revealing never-before-seen 3-D details about clouds.
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NASA Launches Satellites for Weather, Climate, Air Quality Studies
Two NASA satellites were launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on missions to reveal the inner secrets of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles suspended in the air.
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NASA'S CloudSat And CALIPSO Launch Rescheduled
NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. is scheduled for 6:02 a.m. EDT Friday, April 28.
Mission Features
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Forecast Sunny as Cloud Mission Celebrates One Year
04.26.07 - A year after launch, NASA's CloudSat mission is providing insights into how clouds form, evolve and affect our weather, climate and freshwater supply.
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CloudSat Scientist Paints Picture of the Sky
12.13.05 - As a scientist and an artist, Graeme Stephens strives to paint an accurate picture of clouds.
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CloudSat Project Manager Tom Livermore
09.02.05 - Students of Shotokan Karate learn to penetrate through an opponent. JPL's Tom Livermore, a first-degree black belt, uses this same technique in the art of managing the CloudSat mission.
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CALIPSO and CloudSat: Dancing Around Earth
02.25.05 - NASA's launch of two new satellites will add a fresh rhythm to the skies.