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The Lockheed Martin team designing NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series (GOES-R) weather satellite has successfully completed its system Preliminary Design Review, a major milestone in the program’s development. GOES-R is the nation’s next generation geostationary weather satellite.
Read More[SatNews] In 2010, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 295 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters.
Read More[SatNews] According to RIA Novosti, Russia will launch an oceanography satellite in March to keep track of a vast amount of data that will help improve weather, climate and ocean forecasts, a Russian scientist said on Wednesday.
Read More[SatNews] AccuWeather.com, a multimedia weather information source, today announced a partnership.
Read More[SatNews] EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 71st Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 30 November and 1 December.
Read More[SatNews] Like rivers of liquid water, glaciers flow downhill, tributaries joining to form larger rivers.
Read More[SatNews] A unique partnership between NASA and agencies in Africa and Europe has sent more than 30 terabytes of free Earth science satellite data to South African researchers to support sustainable development and environmental applications in Africa.
Read More[SatNews] NASA has awarded two sole source contracts on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the common ground system and a scientific instrument on the first Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1).
Read More[SatNews] NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a sole source contract for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) spacecraft to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colorado.
Read More[SatNews] Global Science & Technology, Inc., of Greenbelt, Maryland., has been awarded a contract to help manage NOAA’s satellite Climate Data Records (CDR) program, which is based at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
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