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Today,
NASA released the first
images of Landsat 9
and it’s
building on this, a half
a century legacy,
Along with putting up 5
great observatories over
the next decade
that will give us precision
in our measurements
of the land, the oceans,
the atmosphere and the ice.
And because
we’re not going to stop
seeking
a better life here
on Earth.
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Take Landsat 9 which was
assembled, of course here, at Goddard
and launched into space
last September.
As we just saw, Landsat 9
can provide real-time
images of our nation’s landscape.
As natural
disasters are increasing
in frequency and veracity
due to climate change.
These images can be used
by first responders
to help save lives.
These images can
be used by farmers
to assess their crops as
drought and heat
threaten their yield.
These images
can be used by scientist
who are working to combat
climate change head on.
I believe it is incumbent
on all of use then to
cease all the ways
in which space can help us solve
our biggest challenges.
Including that
of the climate crisis.