NASA’s Disaster Response Coordination System Launch Event

Leaders from NASA and our federal partners introduce the Disaster Response Coordination System, which provides science and data to communities and organizations around the world to aid in responding to disasters.

Tune in to learn how this will connect NASA's Earth science data, technology, and expertise with disaster response organizations in the U.S. and internationally. The goal of the new system is to reduce how disasters impact lives and livelihoods through timely, actionable, and accurate information.

The participants include:
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy
Nicky Fox, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate
Karen St. Germain, division director, NASA Earth Sciences Division
Janey Bavishi, Deputy Administrator, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Erik Hooks, deputy administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
David Applegate, director, U.S. Geological Survey
Dianna Darsney de Salcedo, assistant to the U.S. Agency for International Development administrator
Clayton Turner, director, of NASA Langley Research Center
Shanna McClain, program manager, NASA Disasters Program
Joshua Barnes, manager, NASA Disaster Response Coordination System
Judith Mitrani-Reiser, senior scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology.