NASA prepares for launch of next Earth observation satellite
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission, LDCM will add to the longest continuous data record of Earth's surface as viewed from space.