September Newsletter

The end of summer means the start of a new school year and new opportunities to engage with students. It also means we're making progress on the instrument and all the processes around the mission.

Keep reading to learn more, including about an opportunity to join the GeoCarb team.

The GeoCarb instrument continues in production at Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center. The LM team was able to successfully achieve optical focus on each of our four bands within the Spectrograph - a major achievement! In the same timeframe, two of the four focal planes were aligned and the Spectrograph was tested for polarization effects, with results indicating it will meet requirements when integrated as a full instrument. We also completed integration and test of both major electronics units - the GeoCarb Electronics Box (GEB) and Focal Plane Electronics (FPE).

Lockheed Martin’s weather and climate legacy dates back 60 years to TIROS-1, the world’s first weather satellite. Since then, we’ve built more than 120 weather and Earth observation satellites. We are excited to be working with University of Oklahoma and NASA to better monitor our planet's health using this first-of-its-kind Earth observation mission. As addressing the climate crisis becomes increasingly urgent — and a national priority under the current administration — we are committed to the success of GeoCarb.

Russell Katz

GeoCARB Program Manager

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Science News and Events

GeoCarb participated in a recent space-themed event for adults at Science Museum Oklahoma.

Dr. Berrien Moore spoke as part of a panel of space and planetary experts and team members shared mission updates and stickers with museum guests.

GeoCarb on the Move

The GeoCarb Mission Science and Instrument Operations Center has changed locations on the University of Oklahoma campus. We've moved into a larger office space, giving the team more elbow room, areas for collaboration and flex space to use as our team grows.

If you are in the area, we invite you to stop by Three Partners Place and say hello! 

GeoCarb is Hiring!

Are you fascinated by the Earth and want to put your data analysis, engineering, or physics skills to use to better understand our changing world?

GeoCarb is standing up our Science Operations team. Team members will learn how to operate the GeoCarb instrument as well as being on the front lines of discovery and mission science. Visit our website for more details on the position and how to apply.

Thank you for your interest in GeoCarb. Please feel free to email us at geocarb@ou.edu if there is anything specific you'd like to read more about in this newsletter or if you have any questions.

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