NASA Invites Media to Learn About S-MODE Mission NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 29 to share information about the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE), a campaign to study small ocean whirlpools, eddies, and currents. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-learn-about-s-mode-mission