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The following individuals are our Grand Prize Winners. They will each receive a NASA Direct! Aura program package comprising an official launch poster, mission fact sheet, patch and lapel pin :

Rich from Elk Grove
Yavor from Swarthmore

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EOS Aura

Mission Overview

Host:
Tiffany Nail
Launch Services Support Specialist

Learn all about this mission to understand and protect our home planet's atmosphere during this live webcast from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Event began: July 8, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. EDT

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Aura Science and Technology Question Board
Mission Profile and Aura Spacecraft Question Board

Dr. Ghassem Asrar, Associate Administrator, Office of Earth Science

Special Guest:
Dr. Ghassem Asrar
Associate Admin.
NASA's Office of Earth Science

Program introduction and welcome

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Special Guest:
Capt. Paul Lucyk
Launch Weather
Officer

Overview: An Air Force weather officer will give us an update on the launch day forecast, and what conditions are required for a safe launch.

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Launch Manager Overview
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Special Guest:
Dr. Woodrow Whitlow
KSC Deputy Director

Kennedy Space Center Welcome

Special Guest:
Chuck Dovale
NASA Launch Manager

Overview: How do you prepare a rocket and spacecraft for the stresses of launch and life in space? Dovale will explain launch processing and key events to look for during the countdown.

Special Guest:
Dr. Philip DeCola
Aura Chief Scientist
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Overview: Aura will carry four instruments, each designed to survey different aspects of Earth's atmosphere. Dr. DeCola will explain the science and technology behind this fascinating mission.

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Michael Tanner, Associate Director, Office of Earth Science

Special Guest:
Michael Tanner
Aura Program Executive
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Overview: Tanner will describe the upcoming mission and introduce the Aura spacecraft, a next generation Earth-observing satellite that aims to answer fundamental questions about Earth's atmosphere.

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Curator: Lynda Warnock
NASA Official: Dennis Armstrong
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Last Updated: July 29, 2004