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A Saildrone vehicle being tested in San Francisco Bay prior to deployment. (Photo credit: J. Keene)
Excited to be doing our first mission using Saildrones, the OCS project has launched the OCS Saildrone Mission Blog.
This is where we’ll be posting regular updates about the mission, so be sure the check in to get the latest on what’s happening. We’ll discuss where the drones are, where they’re going, what they’re doing, and what we’re studying.
When we find something interesting, we’ll write about it here first!
For background on the Saildrones, and the purpose of this mission, you can learn more on our Saildrone page. You can also watch a great news clip about the launch, that happened on September 1, 2017.
Be sure to bookmark the blog for regular news about the latest mission developments!
By: Jennifer Keene