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- From: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
- Subject: ENV SATELLITE SHUTDOWN IN DEC 1992
- Message-ID: <Bvv8qL.HB3@news.larc.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: nasa, environment, meteorology, satellite, ozone, aerosol
- Sender: news@news.larc.nasa.gov (USENET Network News)
- Reply-To: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:01:33 GMT
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- This is a repost of 6 Oct. posting (revised)...
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- We at Langley Research Center received news on Thursday, October 2,
- 1992 that NASA intends to shutdown the following satellites in
- December to save about $15M:
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- NUMBUS-7
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- ERBS
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- NOAA-9 (partial?)
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- NOAA-10 (partial?)
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- UARS (SPRING 1993)
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- Some of the following experiments that will terminate when
- their satellites are shutdown are:
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- Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement II (SAM II)
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- Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBS) (3)
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- Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II)
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- Total Ozone Measurement System (TOMS)
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- Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE)
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- Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS)
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- No plans have been stated to restart the satellites.
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- Budget cuts are specified in House Conference Report 102-902
- that is attached to HR 5679, Sept. 24, 1992.
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- Mike Rowland
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- Mike Rowland, Aerosol Research Branch, MS 475
- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23681
- internet: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov
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