Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Research Council has prepared a detailed history of the Mission to Planet Earth Program and reviewed the overall development and organization of U.S. civil Earth observations programs. Published in 1995, the report provides useful programmatic background for understanding the current and planned suite of Earth remote sensing satellites and associated instruments.
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Center for Airborne Remote Sensing and Technology and Applications Development, Earth Observing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
