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''Steward Udall proposes 'Earth Observation' program, 1966 launch - http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/udall.php''
''Stewart Udall proposes 'Earth Observation' program, 1966 launch - http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/udall.php''


''http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/documents/1966.09.21-DOI-Udall-Earth%20Resources%20Studied%20From%20Space.pdf''
''http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/documents/1966.09.21-DOI-Udall-Earth%20Resources%20Studied%20From%20Space.pdf''

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Background

Stewart Udall proposes 'Earth Observation' program, 1966 launch - http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/udall.php

http://eros.usgs.gov/udall50thanniversary/documents/1966.09.21-DOI-Udall-Earth%20Resources%20Studied%20From%20Space.pdf

President Reagan moves to cancel Landsat, George Brown acts to continue Landsat

George Brown's political action saved the Landsat program. The Congressman out in front of "big science" for decades was a key figure in the Landsat program, the long-running database of imagery of Earth that is moving on to its fifth decade with Landsat 9 (and open access) as a result of Brown's efforts. On the House science committee for over 30 years, George led an array of science efforts, including one that greens look to as prescient -- he drafted legislation establishing the first national climate change research program via the National Climate Program Act of 1978. Congressman Brown, from 1964 until his untimely passing in 1999, was a mentor for your GreenPolicy Siterunner.


Read More:

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Science_Research_from_Space

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Planet_Citizens,_Planet_Scientists

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Micro-satellites

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Planet_API

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/New_Definitions_of_National_Security

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Earth_Observations

http://www.planetcitizen.org



http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Virtual_Earth

http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earthviews


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