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NASA's Glory Launch Set for March 4   NASA's Glory Launch Set for March 4
By Salar Golestanian @ 01 Mar 2011 :: Article Rating
 
NASA's Glory spacecraft is scheduled for launch on Friday, March 4. with all the issues from the last attempted launch have been resolved. The liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is targeted for 5:09:43 a.m. EST. Coverage of the countdown on the Glory launch blog and on NASA TV will begin on launch day at 3:30.

Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate. Both aerosols and solar energy influence the planet's energy budget -- the amount of energy entering and exiting Earth's atmosphere. An accurate measurement of these impacts is important in order to anticipate future changes to our climate and how they may affect human life. a.m. EST.

The science objectives of the Glory mission include:
  1. The determination of the global distribution, microphysical properties, and chemical composition of natural and man-made aerosols as well as clouds with accuracy and coverage sufficient for a reliable quantification of the aerosol direct and indirect effects on climate;
  2. The continued measurement of the total solar irradiance to determine the Sun's short-term and long-term effects on the Earth's climate.

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