Satellite
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D.C. 2002 protests led to deal with Navy satellite
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The D.C. police department arranged to use U.S. Navy satellite communications and video equipment as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration that resulted in about 400 arrests.
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TIROS-1: 53 Years of Satellite Meteorology
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It's remarkable to look back on the advancements in technology, especially in the world of weather. This month marks the 53rd anniversary of the first operational weather satellite.
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Historic first image from new NPP satellite released
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This exquisitely detailed shot of eastern North America was taken by the VIIRS instrument aboard the newest generation of earth-observing satellite, NPP.
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Tetris meets weather in NASA's 'Satellite Insight' iPhone game
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Your friends might think you're a dork for playing this NASA app, based on the new GOES-R satellite, but you know you're really saving the world.
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Falling ROSAT satellite to make reentry between Oct. 21 - 25
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The German-built ROSAT satellite and its 1.7-ton telescope is expected to plunge haphazardly back to earth as early as this week.
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Location of fallen UARS satellite debris is still a mystery
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The bus-sized NASA satellite known as UARS fell back to earth this weekend. But where did it land?
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NASA's dead satellite falls, but space officials don't know where it hit
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NASA's dead 6-ton satellite plunged to Earth early Saturday, but more than eight hours later, U.S. space officials didn't know just where it hit.
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Falling UARS satellite: Is it happening already?
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Something falling fast punched a hole in a California house.
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NASA: Heads up! Large satellite about to fall out of the sky
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A seven-ton satellite is plummeting to earth. Time to upgrade your umbrella?
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Weather satellites: How much do we need them? (And more.)
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Do we really need NOAA's polar-orbiting satellites? Of course, but maybe that's not the only question meteorologists should be asking themselves.
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Two views of Tropical Storm Emily and Hurricane Eugene (VIDEOS)
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Major storm systems are beating the waters on both the east and west coasts of the U.S. Watch them spin in these satellite videos.
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Goddard tests robot that refuels satellites
CommentExperts at Goddard Space Flight Center are sending an experiment aboard NASA's final shuttle flight: A robot that could help refuel satellites, keeping them working longer.
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