Author: NASA Migrate
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The Birthplace of the United States
It was here the founders shaped the future of American government.
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Colonial National Historical Park
The colonial communities of “America’s historic triangle” played defining roles in the road to American independence.
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A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate
The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.
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Star-Spangled City
Two hundred years ago, a battle in the port city of Baltimore inspired the writing of America’s national anthem.
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Remembering Bill Anders
Anders, 90, the astronaut who captured the iconic Earthrise photograph, died on June 7, 2024, when the plane he was piloting crashed into the San Juan Channel.
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MSS You! Photos from a 1972 Road Trip
Two months before the launch of Landsat 1, the engineering model of the satellite’s multispectral scanner system went on a California road trip.
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Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.
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A Trip Through Time With Landsat 9
Come along on a “roadtrip” through the decades to see how the technology on Landsat has evolved with the times to provide an unbroken data record.
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Go Now! Landsat & the Calypso Caper
This video takes you to the summer of 1975 when Jacques Cousteau and his divers helped NASA determine if Landsat could measure the depth of shallow ocean waters.
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Mapping Landsat’s Long History
UtahView’s Ellie McGinty has created a Google Earth Web Map showcasing Landsat’s history.