In episode three of our NASA Series, we’re talking about the goal of this mission: to manufacture and ship a weather satellite to space but more importantly, be able to collect data to help the accuracy of weather forecasting that impacts every single person here on earth. 

After all, “Money spent on space stays on earth” and missions like GOESU help save lives and prevent/prepare for disasters. 

In this episode, we’re going to be talking about the why behind this mission, what goes into weather forecasting, and when we should start hearing forecasts using data from this GOES-U satellite. 

All this plus insights directly from some of the smartest people at NOAA, National Weather Service, and even the pilots who fly the hurricane hunter planes. 

Speakers include: 

• Bill Line, Research Meteorologist, 
• Michelle Smith, Communications Specialist at NOAA 
• Kevin Fryar, Chief of Staff for NOAA's GEO program
• John Sokich, NWS Director of Congressional Affairs

NASA SERIES LINKS:

• NASA Series – How to Grow Food in Space
• NASA Series – Deep Space 

EPISODE LINKS:

• NOAA Career Profiles: Kevin Fryar
• Bill's LinkedIn
• Michelle's LinkedIn
• John's LinkedIn
• GOES-U: Road to Launch
• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) Launch

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