Anthony Illingworth, Professor of Atmospheric Physics at Reading University, speaks about the science mission ahead of the ESA EarthCARE satellite launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in Lompoc, California on May 27, 2024. The EarthCARE satellite will soon blast off on a mission aiming to investigate what role clouds could play in the fight against climate change. The collaboration between the European Space Agency and Japan's JAXA space agency is scheduled to launch May 28 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California's Vandenberg base. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)