11 Apr 2023 --- Ball Aerospace is launching its Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument aboard a commercial satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US, to provide critical data on air pollution across North America. TEMPO is said to be NASA’s first Earth Venture instrument mission and will provide high-resolution daytime measurements of key air pollutants hourly as it scans across the continent, giving the scientific community a new tool to improve the detail and accuracy of air quality forecasts, explains Ball. “The TEMPO instrument is going to revolutionize the way scientists understand air quality and pollution, and it will make a meaningful difference in the everyday lives of people who are sensitive to air pollutants,” says Dr. Alberto Conti, vice president of Civil Space, Ball Aerospace.
