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NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

NOAA’s newest satellite completes tests ahead of December 2021 launch

March 22, 2021

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NOAA’s GOES-T, a geostationary weather satellite, must go through rigorous testing before launch. Here, it is lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber in August 2020 at a Lockheed Martin facility in Littleton, Colorado. This test simulates the extreme temperatures of launch and the space environment.

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

NOAA monthly U.S. and global climate report call is May 22

May 20, 2020

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climate analyses and statistics

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Mount St. Helens in eruption: aerial view looking toward the southwest with snow-capped Mount Hood in the distance. Skamania County, Washington. May 18, 1980.

Mount St. Helens, 40 years later: How NOAA monitors volcanic eruptions from space

May 18, 2020

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Mount St. Helens in eruption: aerial view looking toward the southwest with snow-capped Mount Hood in the distance. Skamania County, Washington. May 18, 1980.

NOAA's space weather and climate satellite DSCOVR is back in operation

March 2, 2020

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A side-by-side photo of Alek Krautmann, a management and program analyst for NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and Damian Manda, a Lieutenant Commander in the NOAA Corps.

Then and now: Meet two Hollings alumni who give back to the scholarship

January 27, 2020

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A side-by-side photo of Alek Krautmann, a management and program analyst for NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) and Damian Manda, a Lieutenant Commander in the NOAA Corps.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Ballard, a U.S. Coast Guardsman, throws a rope across to stranded sailor during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 19, 2019. This rescue was one of more than 400 that were assisted by NOAA satellites.

NOAA satellites helped save a record 421 lives in 2019

January 23, 2020

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne Ballard, a U.S. Coast Guardsman, throws a rope across to stranded sailor during a rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 19, 2019. This rescue was one of more than 400 that were assisted by NOAA satellites.

Students designed “Jiggy Bot”robots, developing technical skills like soldering.

NOAA scientists engage students at Destination SPACE Satellite Week

August 15, 2019

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Students designed “Jiggy Bot”robots, developing technical skills like soldering.

Engineers prepare for the flexible heat shield installation on the inflatable structure. The view is from bottom side, heat shield is on top. The gold straps hanging from the black triangles will be attached to the inflatable structure strapping and tensioned.

Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite

July 1, 2019

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Engineers prepare for the flexible heat shield installation on the inflatable structure. The view is from bottom side, heat shield is on top. The gold straps hanging from the black triangles will be attached to the inflatable structure strapping and tensioned.

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

NOAA experts preview COSMIC-2 satellite launch, mission

June 5, 2019

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Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

The NOAA team prepares to tag a basking shark near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

Tracking basking sharks with satellites in the Channel Islands

May 8, 2019

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The NOAA team prepares to tag a basking shark near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

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