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"Now the future of NPP starts and we look forward to NPP touching the rest of the world," Schwer said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to use the data from NPP as part of its weather forecasting.

NPP will "make America a more weather-ready nation," said Mary Glackin, NOAA's deputy undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere.
The NPP spacecraft was launched on-time at 5:48 a.m. EDT.]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:55:34 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:39:21 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:50:40 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:05:05 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:55:11 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:48:14 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:39:34 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:32:04 GMT Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:01:34 GMT
Liquid oxygen will be pumped into the rocket's first stage early tomorrow morning. The weather forecast remains flawless, calling for a 100 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. NASA's continuous coverage of the countdown and launch will begin at 3:01 a.m. EDT on NASA TV at www.nasa.gov/ntv and on NASA's Launch Blog at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/launch/launch_blog.html]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:59:52 GMT
Launch and mission managers briefed reporters afterward and expressed their excitement regarding the Earth-observing mission ahead.

"NPP has touched so many lives already," said Ken Schwer, NPP project manager from Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "My team is so excited for NPP to touch the rest of the world."

The weather forecast calls for a 100 percent chance of acceptable conditions Friday morning. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:48 EDT, the start of the NPP's 9-minute window.]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:41:56 GMT
A series of briefings about the mission will begin at 4 p.m. EDT on NASA TV. The prelaunch briefing will include Andrew Carson, NPP program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington, Tim Dunn, NASA launch director, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Vernon Thorp, program manager, NASA missions, United Launch Alliance, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Ken Schwer, NPP project manager, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. and 2nd Lt. Lisa Cochran, launch weather officer, 30th Operations Support Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

An NPP science briefing will follow with Jim Gleason, NPP project scientist, Goddard and Mitch Goldberg, NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System program scientist, Silver Spring, Md.

A briefing detailing the ELaNa program will include Roland Coelho, program lead, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Garrett Skrobot, ELaNa mission manager, NASA Launch Services Program, Kennedy.

All the briefings will be shown on NASA TV and can be seen online by going to www.nasa.gov/ntv]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:41:36 GMT Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:05:45 GMT Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:53:19 GMT Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:42:30 GMT Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:34:49 GMT Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:55:05 GMT Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:49:57 GMT
NPP represents a critical first step in building the next-generation of Earth-observing satellites. NPP will carry the first of the new sensors developed for this satellite fleet, now known as the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), to be launched in 2016. NPP is the bridge between NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites and the forthcoming series of JPSS satellites. The mission will test key technologies and instruments for the JPSS missions.]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:07:24 GMT