NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mission:	Aura
Launch Date:	July 10, 2004
Launch Time:	6:01:59 a.m. EDT
Launch Vehicle:	Boeing Delta II
Location:	Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
Aura Webcasts:	Live from Vandenberg Air Force Base
	Mission Overview Date/Time: July 8, 2004 (Time TBD) + Submit Question about Aura science and technology + Submit Question about Aura mission and spacecraft
	Aura En Route Date/Time: July 10, 2004 from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. EDT + View launch day webcast

Mission Overview: Aura is part of the Earth Observing System (EOS), a program dedicated to monitoring the complex interactions that affect the globe using NASA satellites and data systems. The spacecraft is specifically designed to answer three basic questions about our atmosphere.
   1. Is the ozone layer recovering?
   2. Is air quality getting worse?
   3. How is Earth's climate changing?

Follow along with our live launch countdown coverage beginning at 4:00 a.m. EDT on July 10, 2004.

NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center