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Published on: 2000-05-12
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Remote observations of Earth from space serve an extraordinarily broad range of purposes, resulting in extraordinary demands on those at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and elsewhere who must decide how to execute them. In research, Earth observations promise large volumes of data to a variety of disciplines with differing needs for measurement type, simultaneity, continuity, and long-term instrument stability. Operational needs, such as weather forecasting, add a distinct set of requirements for continual and highly reliable monitoring of global conditions. The Role of Small Satelites in NASA and NOAA Earth Observation Porgrams confronts these diverse requirements and assesses how they might be met by small satellites. In the past, the preferred architecture for most NASA and NOAA missions was a single large spacecraft platform containing a sophisticated suite of instruments. But the recognition in other areas of space research that cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and robustness may be enhanced by using small spacecraft has raised questions about this philosophy of Earth observation. For example, NASA has already abandoned its original plan for a follow-on series of major platforms in its Earth Observing System. This study finds that small spacecraft can play an important role in Earth observation programs, providing to this field some of the expected benefits that are normally associated with such programs, such as rapid development and lower individual mission cost. It also identifies some of the programmatic and technical challenges associated with a mission composed of small spacecraft, as well as reasons why more traditional, larger platforms might still be preferred. The reasonable conclusion is that a systems-level examination is required to determine the optimum architecture for a given scientific and/or operational objective. The implied new challenge is for NASA and NOAA to find intra- and interagency planning mechanisms that can achieve the most appropriate and cost-effective balance among their various requirements. NOVA - Official Website Earth From Space Earth From Space. Detailed satellite images reveal the web of connections that sustain life on Earth. Airing June 26 2013 at 9 pm on PBS ... NASA: Climate Change and Global Warming Provides news key indicators evidence causes effects uncertainties solutions NASA's role education and resources regarding climate change. From the ... NASA - Wikipedia NASA has conducted many manned and unmanned spaceflight programs throughout its history. Unmanned programs launched the first American artificial satellites into ... AeroConf 2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference 2.04 Access to Space and Emerging Mission Capabilities . The high cost of launch continues to be a roadblock to space missions large and small. The development of ... NOVA - Official Website Origins: Series Overview Origins: Series Overview. Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe Earth and life itself. Airing February 28 2004 at 9 pm on PBS ... Scientists balk at hottest year claims: Ignores ... Update January 18 2015: Update: Conning the Public: Scientists Accuse NASA/NOAA of Misleading & Lying About Hottest Year Claim Skylab - Wikipedia Skylab was the United States' first space station orbiting Earth from 1973 to 1979 when it fell back to Earth amid huge worldwide media attention. Rapid cooling underway: Big Drop In Earths June ... Rapid cooling underway: Big Drop In Earths June Temperatures According To Satellites Budget Documents Strategic Plans and Performance ... - NASA NASA.gov brings you the latest images videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions watch NASA TV live and learn about our ... Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ... A Nasa Earth photo shows the Bruckner and Heim glaciers where they flow into the Johan Petersen fjord in southeastern Greenland. Photograph: Jeremy Harbeck/AFP/Getty ...
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