Next EOS spacecraft will be called Aqua.

SATELLITE AQUA: NASA's next Earth Observing System satellite will be called "Aqua," complementing the "Terra" satellite scheduled for launch next month (see story page 319). Michael King, senior project scientist, tells reporters the new name is the all-but-official choice among 17 nominations, and...

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