QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.

Jason-1: JMR instrument

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

Early morning at the launch pad

Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. NASA Science Live was recorded Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and featured...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-3 Animation

In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

SSH and SST - Global

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.