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Aqua MODIS data processing experienced issues from August 8-9, 2016 related to one of the on-board clocks resetting. The issue has been resolved and previously affected data is now available. Please see the link below for more information:
https://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/news/?id=4078

MCST organized a meeting with land/atmosphere/ocean discipline representatives to discuss the implementation of Aqua bands 1-4 EV-based RVS in forward C6 production (2016/06/29)

https://mcst.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/aqua-band-1-4-ev-based-rvs-status-d…

Presentations from the recent MODIS/VIIRS Science Team Meeting's Calibration Workshop have been uploaded and can be found using the link below:
https://mcst.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/2016modisviirscalibrationworkshop

For further reading on the 2016 MODIS/VIIRS Science Team Meeting, refer to the MODIS website:
http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci_team/meetings/201606/

Please see the attached document, which describes the timeline of the Terra safehold event and the Terra MODIS recovery to science mode. The MODIS Characterization Support Team (MCST) delivered updated calibration coefficients/parameters on 03/17/2016. They continue to monitor Terra MODIS data and telemetry.

The MODIS/VIIRS Science Team Meeting will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 between June 6-10, 2016. The registration URL is available on-line at url:

https://www.regonline.com/MODIS2016.