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NASA's PACE Mission: Investigating Climate Change and Ocean Health from Space
Medriva - Recently, NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The spacecraft was propelled into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking a significant step forward in our fight against climate change and our quest for understanding the Earth’s ecosystem. The PACE mission is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to study the effects of climate change on phytoplankton, a key player in the global carbon cycle and ecosystem processes.
