NASA QuickSounder Heralds New Generation Of Weather Satellites

Mark Carreau October 24, 2023
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder.

Credit: NOAA
HOUSTON—Working under an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), NASA has awarded the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, a $55 million delivery order for the QuickSounder pathfinder mission spacecraft. The QuickSounder is the first in a new...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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