Landsat 9 Operations Transition To USGS

Credit: NASA/USGS
Ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite, which was launched on Sept. 27, 2021, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, has been transferred from NASA to the Department of Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The transition occurred Aug. 11 during a ceremony at the...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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