The Moment NASA astronauts Captured Earthrise – Dec. 24, 1968 – the photo that almost never was! A look at the capturing of Earthrise by NASA, the iconic photograph of the Earth as you’ve never seen it before – amazing to think that this photograph almost never was captured as the astronauts scrambled to […]
Landsat 8, officially began its mission on May 30, 2013
The latest in the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites, Landsat 8, officially began its mission on May 30. The purpose is to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of Earth’s land surface as seen from space. NASA launched the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite on February 11. Since then, NASA mission engineers and scientists, with […]
Too Busy to Tweet? If @astro_ron can do it from space then you have no excuse!
So, you say that you’re simply too busy to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to a tweet eh?? Humbug… if @astro_ron can do it from the ISS then any excuse you give me for your lack of engagement is just downright lame ;0) A cool story on Ma shable via way of SXSW as Ron Garan […]
With Landsat 8 DOI / NASA Partnership to Strengthen STEM Careers
This news on the heel of the launch of the next generation of the LDCM and the continuation of the Landsat program – the satellite is expected to transmit images and data about the Earth within 100 days. Salazar today released a new strategy to strengthen and inspire education and careers in (STEM. Interior’s STEM […]
40 Years of Landsat Continues with LDCM Launch Today
Wow, launch day is here already as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft takes flight to continue with what may in fact be the greatest space exploration success story of our generation! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft is set to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base today. Liftoff is targeted for 1:02 p.m. EST, the […]
Video – NASA Continuing Landsat's 40-Year Legacy With LDCM 8
Indeed, it isn’t called the continuity mission for nothing!! The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program’s 40-year data record of monitoring Earth’s landscapes from space. LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range […]
USPS Taps LandSat 7 satellite images For Earthscapes Forever stamps
This cool story from the USGS takes me back to my days of stamp collecting… Two images from the Landsat 7 satellite are included in the new U.S Post Office series of 15 Earthscapes Forever stamps. Released October 1 to kick off National Stamp Collecting Month, the stamps vividly portray America’s diverse landscapes as viewed […]
Esri Puts Mars Missions On A Map
Esri has created a new story map to show off some of the amazing photos captured on the planet Mars over the years. On a map, the service boasts an archive of images collected from the Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and now the Curiosity missions. From Esri… More than three dozen missions to Mars have been […]
NASA Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars First Images Returned to Earth
YES… NASA sticks their landing and is chasing gold on Mars! This announcement came from NASA today at 1:32 a.m. EDT Aug. 6… NASA’s most advanced Mars rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The one-ton rover, hanging by ropes from a rocket backpack, touched down onto Mars Sunday to end a 36-week flight […]
NASA rover vehicle, Curiosity, to commence gathering data and mapping Mars
In three days (Aug 5, 2012) NASA will commence their much anticipated mission on Mars… perhaps you spotted the inflatable Mars rover at esriuc recently? Pretty darned cool stuff and you get bet that GIS and Geo technology will be playing a crucial role in tracking the rover, gather data, and mapping the surface. So, […]