By Debra Werner
January 31, 2019
Weather forecasters are always hungry for more data. Over the last few years, they've learned that signals from GPS and rival constellations can tell them interesting things about the atmosphere. The question is whether cubesats and other smallsats can gather these radio occultation readings accurately enough. Debra Werner takes the measure of a congressionally directed pilot project that could provide the answer.
By Debra Werner
July 1, 2018
By Debra Werner
July 1, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is in the midst of upending its decades-old approach of gathering life-and-death weather data for commanders and troops with limousine-sized satellites. Smaller is in for this next generation, and privately operated constellations could play a prominent role too. Debra Werner went looking for what could come after the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
By Ben Iannotta
January 2, 2018
By Debra Werner
January 2, 2018
NOAA's newest weather satellites could extend forecasts to 7 days for hurricanes that threaten U.S.
By Ben Iannotta
September 28, 2017
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May 31, 2017
The Legal Aspects Technical Committee fosters an understanding of legal areas unique to aerospace.
By Ben Iannotta
April 17, 2017
By Ben Iannotta
February 9, 2017
A revolutionary weather satellite and the AIAA presidential election
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February 9, 2017
Getting NOAA's newest satellite into orbit was an odyssey all its own