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Glory Promises New View of Perplexing Particles

02.16.11 - Climatologists have known for decades that airborne particles called aerosols can have a powerful impact on the climate. However, pinpointing the magnitude of the effect has proven challenging because of difficulties associated with measuring the particles on a global scale.
Glory should help scientists collect the data needed to provide firmer answers about the important particles. In California, engineers and technicians at Vandenberg Air Force Base are currently prepping Glory for a Feb. 23 launch.
Aerosols, or the gases that lead to their formation, can come from vehicle tailpipes and desert winds, from sea spray and fires, volcanic eruptions and factories. Even lush forests, soils, or communities of plankton in the ocean can be sources of certain types of aerosols.

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02.10.11 - With A-List Help, Glory to Unravel Aerosol Uncertainties 02.10.11 - Glory Climate Satellite Ready For Launch 02.08.11 - Taurus XL Ready to Launch Glory Spacecraft 01.20.11 - Glory to Study Key Pieces of the Climate Puzzle 01.11.10 - Glory Satellite Arrives At Vandenberg Air Force Base for Launch 01.13.10 - Media Briefing About Next Earth Science Mission 11.22.10 - Glory Team Overcomes Engineering Obstacles 11.02.10 - Aerosols: Tiny Particles, Big Impact

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Glory Posters

GSFC Glory Poster
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KSC Launch Poster
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Glory Brochure

Understanding the Earth's Energy Budget Glory, a climate-observing satellite, will extend and improve measurements of both aerosols and solar variability. [5.1MB PDF]

Glory will Increase Our Understanding of the Earth's Energy Balance

The Earth's energy balance and the effect on climate requires measuring black carbon soot and other aerosols, and the total solar irradiance > More on the Glory Mission

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NASAGlory Q & A: Everything you ever wanted to know about Glory http://go.usa.gov/gPH 9 hours ago reply

NASAGlory Weather looks great for the launch. http://bit.ly/hnTUjj Go Glory! 6 hours ago reply

NASAGlory About eight hours until Glory launches! You can watch the action live from multiple angles http://go.usa.gov/gEW 5 hours ago reply

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Mission Status

Launch Date : Feb 23, 2011 2:09 a.m. PST.
Mission Phase : Phase D: Design and Development
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The Road to Glory Glory is a unique research satellite designed to orbit the Earth and achieve two major goals. Glory's first goal is to collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and climate system; its second goal is to collect data on solar irradiance for Earth's long-term climate record. This seven-minute video introduces Glory's science objectives, people, and instruments, and provides an overview of the Glory mission. + More Videos Related Sites

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