Gary J. Rottman Interview
- What is SORCE? How did it evolve?
- Once in space, what will SORCE do?
- Once data is recieved from SORCE, what happens next?
- What is the goal of SORCE?
- What is the significance of studying the Sun? (part 1)
- What is the significance of studying the Sun?(part 2)
- What analogy could you give to explain the Sun’s affect on Earth?
- What is the relavance of subtle changes in the climate?
- What is the Earth’s radiation budget?
- What is the importance of space reasearch?
- When do you expect to have data from SORCE?
- How does SORCE interact with other satellite missions?
- What is the most important application of SORCE?
- How will SORCE benefit the public? Why is this important?
- Why is SORCE an earth science mission?
- What is LASP’s role on SORCE?
- How will students contribute to the work on SORCE?
- How does SORCE fit into NASA’s overall program?
- How would you explain SORCE to a 3rd grader?
- What kind of classes did you take in school?