TIROS Meeting

On April 1, 1960, a satellite designed by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) launched to become the nation's first weather satellite. That satellite, the Television InfraRed Observational Satellite, or TIROS 1, operated for only 78 days but demonstrated the feasibility of monitoring Earth's cloud cover and weather patterns from space. This NASA program provided the first accurate weather forecasts based on data gathered from space.

Videos

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• April 10, 2010
  "Dynamic Visualization of Information via Terrestrial and Satellite Systems"
  Dr. Barbara T. Reagor,
  Director, Rapid Response Institute
  Monmouth University
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• April 10, 2010
  "Space Propulsion"
  Mike Paluszek,
  President,
  Princeton Satellite Systems
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• April 10, 2010
  "Commercial Communication Satellite Overview"
  Barry Noakes,
  Lockheed Martin
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• April 10, 2010
  "Future Environmental Satellites — Briefing for the TIROS 50th"
  Colonel Hass,
  USAF (retired)
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