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Landsat: Celebrating 50 Years (Extended Edition)

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
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50 years of teamwork. 50 years of innovation. 50 years of resilience. In 1966, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced his vision to create a program aimed at gathering facts about the natural resources of the Earth from Earth orbiting satellites. It was a bold proclamation. It was also an idea that worked and continues to work 50 years on.

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Public Domain.

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