After 50 years, NOAA Looks To Shake Up Status Quo

Irene Klotz September 09, 2020
satellite image of hurricane
NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured this image of a hurricane off the coast of Florida.
Credit: L3Harris Technologies
Since its formation, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has set the bar for gathering and distributing data about the planet for weather prediction, storm tracking and meteorological research. Now, faced with increased demand for its services and with new Earth-observing...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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