Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Science Briefing

Marina Jurica-Preston, with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), moderates the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Science Briefing from the 840 Media Briefing Room at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. In-person guests include Dr. Karen St. Germain, director of NASA Earth Science Division from NASA Headquarters. Remote guests include Craig Donlon, Sentinel-6 mission scientist from the European Space Agency; Dr. Remko Scharroo, programme scientist for Sentinel-6 from EUMETSAT; Josh Willis, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich project scientist from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Deirdre Byrne, oceanographer from NOAA; and Luanne Thompson, Walters Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington. The U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST) on Saturday, Nov. 21, from Vandenberg Air Force Base. NASA’s Launch