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First Weather Satellite Launched 50 Years Ago

Posted by timothy on from the al-gore-was-riding-it-paul-bunyan-like dept.

stinkbomb writes "Fifty years ago today, the world's first weather satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and opened a new and exciting dimension in weather forecasting. Top leaders from NOAA and NASA hailed the milestone as an example of their agencies' strong partnership and commitment to flying the best satellites today and beyond."

2 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. iPad Jailbroken by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, that didn't take long

  2. "News for Nerds"? by R3coiler · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Look, a nice retrospective on a news site is nice once in a while. But with too many of these "X years ago, Y happened" posts detract from Slashdot's credibility as a news site. Repeat, news is what's going on, not what happened years ago.