Mines researchers on two finalist teams for $310M NASA Earth System Explorer mission
Geophysics’ Bia Villas Bôas and Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Matthew Siegfried are members of two proposed missions to improve understanding of key Earth science focus areas for two of the four missions recently selected by NASA to move forward in the Earth System Explorer Program competition. The competition – which will ultimately select two proposals to launch in 2030 and 2032 with a budget of $310 million per mission – aims to improve understanding of key Earth science focus areas for the benefit of all, including greenhouse gasses, the ozone layer, ocean surface currents and winds, and changes in forest structure, glaciers, and ice sheets around the world. May 23, 2024.