Tribute to NASA Earth Trailblazer

Tribute to NASA Earth Trailblazer – NASA and the entire science community mourns the loss of Dr. Michael Freilich, former Earth Science division director and trailblazer. Mike was a force of nature in Earth Science for decades, and his loss will be deeply felt. But, his legacy will continue in the form of a sea level monitoring satellite that bears his name that’s targeted to launch in November.

 "Mike never avoided the tough decisions, but his deep expertise and innate love of science helped our agency to innovate and expand the ways it observes our home planet," said our Administrator Jim Bridenstine.