The MethaneSAT satellite, aimed at detecting methane emissions to hold the oil and gas industry accountable, was successfully launched into orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. This initiative is expected to uncover methane leaks and significantly slash emissions of the planet-warming gas. The satellite's deployment has garnered attention for its potential to independently monitor environmental impacts, with over a dozen similar methane satellites now in orbit. The launch was celebrated by various stakeholders, including Harvard affiliates, and marks a significant step in efforts to combat climate change. Additionally, MIT announced the launch of a new $25 million Climate Policy Center as part of its broader climate project initiatives.
A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It's on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. https://t.co/WxQV51gn4v
Satellite To 'Name and Shame' Worst Oil and Gas Methane Polluters https://t.co/KLmwCqFabi
MIT is launching a new $25 million Climate Policy Center, led by @KnittelMIT and housed at the @MITSloan School, a key component of a much larger @MIT Climate Project announced last month https://t.co/fHl911rAxl https://t.co/jIWg5v7l8A
SpaceX launches pioneering satellite to track worst polluting oil and gas sites Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/JNUO10Oxuj
BAE Systems launches MethaneSAT satellite - MethaneSAT launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Click the image to read more. https://t.co/2umyzbAzmU
Dozens of Harvard affiliates gathered at a Friday reception at the Science and Engineering Complex to celebrate the launch of MethaneSAT, one of the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite @cbeckley22 and @sunshine_cxn report. https://t.co/zs2uO3azMW
You can't hide from the methane hunters! Over a dozen methane satellites are now circling the Earth — and more are on the way, as @emilypont reports @heatmap_news https://t.co/rVnnPmiN2E
Excited to see the Methane Sat make it to space. I suspect a lot of leaks are about to be unveiled. ...Bitcoin mining can help fix this: https://t.co/Gd2fDZpVgk https://t.co/fNfSRzNyN0
Musk's SpaceX blasts a powerful methane-sniffing satellite into space which aims to slash emissions of the planet warming gas and hold the oil & gas industry to account https://t.co/gkY0mraC1m @FT @ftenergy https://t.co/83C7Da6aQF
A great perspective. I’m going to be writing something about @MethaneSat as a barometer of the explosively growing capacity to independently monitor who is doing what on and to this earth. I did some work for EDF in 1992-3 when it was a tiny organization, mostly lawyers. If… https://t.co/LIdHAO7fn4
This cool satellite will help keep fossil fuel companies eliminate methane leaks, tho they might not be so excited about the help: “Soon, there will be no place to hide” https://t.co/RYvsq5FFTx
MethaneSAT has successfully separated from the @SpaceX #Falcon9! We're in orbit 🌌 The spacecraft will now boot up its computer and 'detumble', using its actuators to slow down the spinning caused by the deployment. https://t.co/krJPmPY9el