Landsat 8 Launch 2013
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Look over this infographic if you want to understand the science various Landsat satellites have been producing for 40+ years.
I’m standing in an isolated clearing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 11, 2013, holding an enormous…
Wondering how the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is doing after its launch last week? The mission’s project office posted…
Thurs. Feb. 7, 2013. Four Days Before Launch, Embassy Suites, Lompoc, Calif. After arriving at my hotel for my first…
It felt a bit like I had wandered into an exclusive Silicon Valley pool party. There were palm trees, deck…
The atmosphere was electric at Providence Landing Park in Lompoc, California as the first stage of an Atlas 5 rocket…
The computer system used to register visitors to Vandenberg Air Force Base wasn’t cooperating when I stopped by to get…
Count it among the things I never thought I would ever do in my lifetime—get up close to a loaded…
Editor’s note: In the coming days, we’ll update this page with the most interesting quotes we hear about Landsat 8…
