THE PLANKTON, AEROSOLS, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS (PACE) MISSION WILL DELIVER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL C…

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THE PLANKTON, AEROSOLS, CLOUD, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS (PACE) MISSION WILL DELIVER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL COMBINED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MEASUREMENTS IN NASA'S HISTORY. NOT ONLY WILL PACE MONITOR THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEAN AND ITS LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, IT WILL PROVIDE (EXTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS OF AEROSOLS (TINY AIRBORNE PARTICLES) AND CLOUDS. THE PACE MISSION WILL ULTIMATELY UNVEIL A VARIETY OF NEW PRODUCTS TO AID THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN AND THEIR ROLES IN EARTH'S CHANGING CLIMATE. PACE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WHO WILL DESIGN AND BUILD THE OCEAN COLOR INSTRUMENT (OCI), AS WELL AS MAINTAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, MISSION OPERATIONS AND GROUND SYSTEMS, LAUNCH VEHICLE / SPACECRAFT / INSTRUMENT PAYLOAD INTEGRATION AND TESTING, OCI CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, AND SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PACE DEVELOPMENT, GSFC REQUIRES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUMENT PROCUREMENT, INTEGRATION, TESTING AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES.