NOAA Takes Control Of NPP

AT LAST: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has taken operational control of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) weather satellite from NASA. Originally known as the Npoess Preparatory Project, NPP was conceived as a pathfinder for the ill-fated National Polar...

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