Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit
The mission of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit (ESRS) within NASA’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division (ARES), Exploration Integration Science Directorate at Johnson Space Center is to become a recognized center for terrestrial remote sensing from the International Space Station (ISS), and a focus for regional remote sensing in support of climate adaptation science. ESRS provides operations and science team functions for handheld camera crew photography of Earth from the ISS, interacts with other ISS sensor teams and working groups, coordinates ISS remote sensing response to natural disasters and other dynamic events through interaction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS).To view the Earth Observations Minibook, visit our Minibook PDF (Requires a PDF reader such as the one here.)
For more information about Crew Earth Observations, visit the ISS Mission Page for Crew Earth Observations.
For a list of publications on astronaut photography of the Earth, visit our Scientific Publications page.
Meet the Team
Team Member | Focus |
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Paige Graff | Educational Outreach, Expedition Earth and Beyond (EEAB) |
James Heydorn | Webmaster |
Amy Jagge | Earth Scientist, GIS Specialist, Image Data Scientist, CEO Payload Operator |
Sarah Deitrick | Earth and Lunar Scientist, Image Data Scientist |
Mark Lambert | Image Data Scientist, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, CEO Payload Operator |
Andrea Meado | Earth Scientist, CEO Payload Operator |
Sara Schmidt | Earth and Atmospheric Scientist, Image Data Scientist |
Laura Phoebus | Earth Scientist, Image Data Scientist, Geospatial Analyst |
Alex Stoken | Image Data Scientist, Machine Learning |
Andrew Britton | Planetary Scientist |
Dr. William Stefanov | Lead, ESRS; ISS Program Scientist for Earth Observations |
Dr. Lisa Vanderbloemen | Group Manager, Exploration Science |
Dr. Justin Wilkinson | Earth Scientist, Mission Operations |