Events

NASA Honor Award Presented to the AQ Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
The AQ Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team is being recognized during JPL's 2012 NASA Honor Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 18 at 1:30pm on the JPL Mall. This NASA Honor Award is presented to a number of carefully selected teams who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions to the NASA mission. The details of the award are:
  • Award Category: Group Achievement Award
  • Scheduled Group Acceptor: Ban Tieu
  • Citation: For outstanding achievement in launching the AQ/SAC-D Observatory and commissioning the Aquarius instrument for unprecedented global sea surface salinity observations