Senator Mikulski Attends Conference Launch

On July 22, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), joined NOAA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Mary Glackin, at the "We Have Come A Long Way" reception for Dr. Sally K. Ride, the first American woman in space, held at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

This was the opening event for the “Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate” educator conference co-sponsored by NOAA and NASA and held at the NOAA Silver Spring campus at which Dr. Ride is a featured presenter.