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NASA Honor Award Presented to the AQ Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team

[27-Sep-12] The AQ Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team is being recognized during JPL's 2012 NASA Honor Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 18 at 1:30pm on the JPL Mall. This NASA Honor Award is presented to a number of carefully selected teams who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions to the NASA mission. The details of the award are:

Award Category: Group Achievement Award
Scheduled Group Acceptor: Ban Tieu
Citation: For outstanding achievement in launching the AQ/SAC-D Observatory and commissioning the Aquarius instrument for unprecedented global sea surface salinity observations

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Last Updated: 26 July 2017