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CALIPSO and CloudSat: Examining how clouds and aerosols influence climate and air quality.

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For questions unrelated to the CALIPSO or CloudSat missions, please visit Kennedy Space Center Information. Also, see the View a Rocket Launch page for information on watching a mission take flight from California or Florida.

Junichi MAKI from Niihama-city
Could you tell me how aerosols impact the Earth's radiation budget?
Junichi MAKI from NIIHAMA-CITY
How high up in the atomosphere do we find aerosols and how long is the life-span of aerosols?
Junichi MAKI from Hiihama-city
What is the advantage of CALIPSO and CloudSat flying in orbital formation as part of the A-train constellation of satellites?
Paras from Chicago
Why are there two satellites instead of one?
Pawan from Sharjah
Can the dual payload fitting attachment be used on any launch vehicle or just in the Boeing delta II?
Pawan from Sharjah
Will any of the two satellites provide any data on the ozone layer?
Pawan from Sharjah
Taking into consideration that our weather is changing, how are clouds affected by it or affecting it? And how will they be affected in the future if our climate gets worst or changes in any other way?
Kimberly Scott from Hendersonville
How can CloudSat see through the tops of clouds to the bottoms of clouds? In other words, if clouds are layered, how can it see through the upper level clouds to the clouds below?
Matthew from Richardson
How does CloudSat see inside clouds?
Thomas Beltran from Wasilla,Ak
Will info from the CALIPSO/CloudSat mission help build a base on another planet to make breathable air?
Thomas Beltran from Wasilla,Ak
Will these satellites improve life on Earth and public awareness for air quality? Will they help us to repair already damaged areas?
John from ronkonkoma
How fast will both spacecraft go in low-earth orbit?
John from ronkonkoma
How long will it take for CALIPSO and CloudSat to orbit Earth?
John from ronkonkoma
Will CALIPSO/CloudSat be able to track or predict a category 5 or any type of hurricane? Will they provide future generations with new data about how hurricanes and other storms form?
Arun from cupertino
How do you position CALIPSO and Cloudsat correctly in the A-train?
Arun from cupertino
About how far apart is each satellite in the A-train? Why did you decide they should be this far apart?
Nathaniel from Toa baja, PR
How will CALIPSO and Cloudsat work together?
Max from Crested Butte
Hello from Colorado! I'm thinking about the long-term impact of this mission. Might data from this mission lead to a better understanding of pollution, and humans' role in the health of Earth's atmopshere?


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