May 4 2002
From The Space Library
The Earth observation satellite Aqua launched aboard a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite Aqua was a component of the Earth Observing System (EOS), which also included the Terra satellite launched in December 1999. Aqua's primary purpose was to acquire information about the effects of climate change on the water cycle. The satellite would also collect data to help scientists examine biological systems dependent upon water and improve long-term forecasts of weather and climate. Brazil, Japan, and the United States planned for their joint project Aqua to continue for six years. (NASA JPL, “Aqua Launched To Study Earth's Water Cycle,” news release, 4 May 2002; Warren E. Leary, “NASA To View Interaction of Earth's Water and Climate,” New York Times, 30 April 2002.)
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