GSFC Program and Undertaking Administration & Execution

Configuration Administration

The Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory employs business analytical devices, much like these utilized in forensic labs. Identifies natural supplies like amino acids from meteorites, extraterrestrial analogs, and pattern return missions.

EcoSAR Knowledge

EcoSAR is a sophisticated airborne polarimetric and interferometric P-band (435 MHz) SAR instrument in improvement at NASA/Goddard House Flight Middle by means of the 2010 ESTO Instrument Incubator Program (IIP). The goal of EcoSAR is to offer two- and three dimensional effective scale measurements of terrestrial ecosystem construction and biomass.

Cloud Physics Lidar

The aim of the Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) is to offer multi-wavelength measurements of cirrus, subvisual cirrus, and aerosols with excessive temporal and spatial decision.

Scanning L-Band Lively/Passive

The Scanning L-band Lively/Passive (SLAP) instrument is an airborne simulator of NASA’s Soil Moisture Lively/Passive (SMAP) satellite tv for pc. Subsequently, SLAP’s main utility is sensing soil moisture and soil freeze/thaw state, however it will possibly additionally sense the salinity of coastal water.

Electron Beam Welding

The Welding Lab homes the one electron beam welder at Goddard. Capabilities of this lab embrace precision welding of mass spectrometer housings, miniature elements and automatic orbital TIG welding of plumbing traces.

Micro-Pulse Lidar Community

The Micro-Pulse Lidar Community (MPLNET) measures aerosol and cloud vertical construction and boundary layer heights utilizing a worldwide community of MPL programs.

Goddard Lidar Hyperspectral Thermal Imager

Goddard’s LiDAR, Hyperspectral and Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) is a transportable, airborne imaging system that concurrently maps the composition, construction, and performance of terrestrial ecosystems.

Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance

The Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance (GLAMR) lab is a state-of-the-art facility for spectral and radiometric sensor characterization. Utilizing the NIST-developed Spectral Irradiance and Radiance Calibration utilizing Uniform Sources (SIRCUS) methodology, GLAMR goals to operationalize this superior calibration approach, enhancing its availability for characterizing airborne and satellite tv for pc sensors.