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Bookmark or Share- A NASA Story of Science and FriendshipPiers Sellers was an accomplished NASA astronaut and scientist. He walked in space six times and revolutionized our understanding of Earth’s climate. After battling pancreatic cancer, Piers passed away in 2016.
- Piers Sellers (1955-2016) - Science@NASAPiers Sellers began his 30-year career at NASA in 1982 – leaving his native Great Britain to join Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He created the Simple Biosphere Model (SiB) in 1986 – the first model to realistically simulate the interaction of global photosynthesis and Earth's climate.
- Piers Sellers: A Legacy of Science - NASAPiers Sellers, who passed away on Dec. 23 more than a year after learning he had pancreatic cancer, leaves behind a dynamic legacy at NASA. As an astronaut he helped build the International Space Station. As a manager he helped lead hundreds of scientists.
- An Astronaut's Final Mission: Fight Climate Change and CancerBritish-born U.S. astronaut Piers Sellers talks with reporters in July 2006, following his safe return to Earth aboard the space shuttle Discovery. Sellers flew on three shuttle missions,...
- Piers J. Sellers, Climate Scientist and Space Station Astronaut, Dies ...Piers J. Sellers, a climate scientist who flew to the International Space Station three times in NASA’s shuttle program, became a leading figure in the agency’s scientific research initiatives...
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