NASA Eyes Hurricane Ida

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This week, many of our NASA assets provided forecasters with information to incorporate into their analysis of Hurricane Ida. We used satellite imagery, data visualizations, and photographs from the International Space Station to analyze the storm and get vital information to disaster responders to inform recovery efforts.

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, affecting our Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. No injuries have been reported, but both locations sustained damage. Stennis was able to open for some operations while Michoud remains closed this week as teams conducted detailed damage assessments and initial cleanup work. Get the latest with our Michoud Hurricane Ida Status Reports.
A Nighttime View of Power Outages – Days after Hurricane Ida brought fierce wind, rain, and storm surges to Louisiana, large swaths of the state are enduring electric power blackouts. A team of scientists from our Goddard Space Flight Center and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) has mapped the outages using satellite data.
NASA Disaster Response – Responding to requests from FEMA, the US Army and other federal, state and local first responding agencies, the NASA Earth Applied Sciences Disasters program area continues to supply maps and data as it becomes available.
A View From Space – Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station on Aug. 29. The image was shared on European Space Agency astronaut and Expedition 65 crew member Thomas Pesquet's Twitter account, as the storm churned in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall.

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