WASHINGTON — NASA and the Interior Department Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the Landsat program, the world’s longest-running Earth-observing satellite program. The first Landsat satellite was launched July 23, 1972, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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NASA soon will open a new chapter of discovery using enhanced Landsat Earth-observing data in a state-of-the-art, high-performance computing and data access facility called NASA Earth Exchange (NEX).
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The following is a statement from former NASA astronaut Steve Hawley regarding the death of fellow astronaut Sally Ride.
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For several days this month, Greenland’s surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations.
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In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort.
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In a space agency filled with trailblazers, Sally K. Ride was a pioneer of a different sort.
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“Hot Towers” are an indication that tropical cyclones are likely to intensify within 6 to 9 hours, and NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite spotted some in Tropical Storm Vicente’s southern eyewall when it passed overhead on July 22.
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The low pressure system called “System 90E” in the eastern Pacific Ocean has become more organized and its circulation is now evident in imagery from the GOES-15 satellite.
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The remnants of what was once hurricane Emilia were spotted on imagery from the GOES-15 satellite today as it continues moving past Hilo, Hawaii.
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NASA’s TRMM satellite noticed that Fabio’s remnants have “chilled out” in very cool waters of the Eastern Pacific, while only dropping light to moderate rains.
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