LDCM is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program's 40-year data record of monitoring Earth's landscapes from space. LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range of Earth sciences and contribute to the management of agriculture, water and forest resources. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch Feb. 11.

The panelists for the briefing are:

-- David Jarrett, LDCM program executive, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Jim Irons, LDCM project scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
-- Ken Schwer, LDCM project manager, Goddard Space Flight Center
-- Matthew Larsen, associate director for climate and land use change, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.

Journalists unable to attend in-person may ask questions from participating NASA locations and join by phone or via Twitter using the hashtag #askNASA. To participate by phone, reporters must contact J.D. Harrington at 202-358-5241 or j.d.harrington@nasa.gov with their media affiliation by 10 a.m. Jan. 10.

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For more information about the LDCM mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/landsat