Keywords: NPP Prelaunch Briefing (201110260022HQ) DVIDS724213.jpg en NASA NPP Project Scientist Jim Gleason talks to reporters about the planned launch of the NPOESS Preparatory Project NPP spacecraft during a briefing held on Wednesday Oct 26 2011 at Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif NPP is the first NASA satellite mission to address the challenge of acquiring a wide range of land ocean and atmospheric measurements for Earth system science while simultaneously preparing to address operational requirements for weather forecasting NPP is scheduled to launch early Friday morning on a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Photo Credit NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA Identifier nasahqphoto-6284630052 2012-06-15 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/724213 724213 2012-10-15 17 22 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Vandenberg Air Force Base Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |