Atlas 5 rocket launch continues legacy of Landsat

Roaring off the launch pad to build upon a 40-year legacy of monitoring the Earth's environment from space, the latest and greatest satellite carrying the name Landsat successfully arrived in orbit Monday. "I do not think it hyperbole to suggest that all seven billion of us will benefit from the results of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission," said Jim Irons, the satellite's project scientist. More

(Source: SpaceFlignt Now - Feb 12)