Ongoing Problems and Future Plans for NOAA's Weather Satellites
Title | Ongoing Problems and Future Plans for NOAA's Weather Satellites PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 104 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Science |
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Summary of Activities of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives for the ... Congress
Title | Summary of Activities of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives for the ... Congress PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Science and state |
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Legislative Calendar
Title | Legislative Calendar PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Legislative calendars |
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Polar Weather Satellites
Title | Polar Weather Satellites PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 65 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Meteorological satellites |
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"NOAA established the JPSS program in 2010 to replace aging polar satellites and provide critical environmental data used in forecasting the weather. However, the potential exists for a gap in satellite data if the current satellite fails before the next one is operational. Because of this risk and the potential impact of a gap on the health and safety of the U.S. population and economy, GAO added this issue to its High Risk list in 2013, and it remained on the list in 2015. GAO was asked to review the JPSS program. GAO’s objectives were to (1) evaluate progress on the program, (2) assess efforts to implement appropriate information security protections for polar satellite data, (3) evaluate efforts to assess and mitigate a potential near-term gap in polar satellite data, and (4) assess agency plans for a follow-on polar satellite program. To do so, GAO analyzed program status reports, milestone reviews, and risk data; assessed security policies and procedures against agency policy and best practices; examined contingency plans and actions, as well as planning documents for future satellites; and interviewed experts as well as agency and contractor officials. GAO recommends that NOAA take steps to address deficiencies in its information security program and complete key program planning actions needed to justify and move forward on a follow-on polar satellite program. NOAA concurred with GAO’s recommendations and identified steps it is taking to address them."--Highlights page.
Space Warfare and Defense
Title | Space Warfare and Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Bert Chapman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 436 |
Release | 2008-03-19 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 159884007X |
This timely resource provides a history of the development of space weapons and warfare strategies and a comprehensive reference guide to the growing literature on the subject. Space Warfare and Defense: A Historical Encyclopedia and Research Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the development of space as a possible arena for warfare, exploring the military uses of space—past, present, and future—and specific details of actual space weapons systems. The encyclopedia spans the breadth of U.S. military space policy; comparable programs in the Soviet Union, China, and the European Union; and the full array of international agreements designed to regulate the military uses of space. In addition, the encyclopedia includes an extensive reference guide (nearly 40 percent of the book) directing readers to the essential literature on space weapons and defense systems produced by the United States, other governments, research institutions, and additional sources. At a time when space is becoming an increasingly important place of military competition and potential conflict, Space Warfare and Defense dispels the myths and examines the realities of what may become humanity's ultimate battlefield.
The Status Report on the NPOESS Weather Satellite Program
Title | The Status Report on the NPOESS Weather Satellite Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Science |
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GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program
Title | GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Science |
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