How Early Astronaut Photographs Inspired the Landsat Program
September 26, 2025
In the 1960s, NASA was pioneering a new era of human spaceflight—and astronaut photography—that would change Earth observation forever.
In the 1960s, NASA was pioneering a new era of human spaceflight—and astronaut photography—that would change Earth observation forever.
Discover how Landsat’s 50-year record of Earth helps scientists track the health of coastal ecosystems while providing tools to monitor water quality and reveal changes at the edge of land and sea.
Landsat-based National Land Cover Database (NLCD) helps predict hurricane wind risk to homes and other structures.
In the 1960s, NASA was pioneering a new era of human spaceflight—and astronaut photography—that would change Earth observation forever.
Discover how Landsat’s 50-year record of Earth helps scientists track the health of coastal ecosystems while providing tools to monitor water quality and reveal changes at the edge of land and sea.
NASA Official: Chris Neigh
Webmaster: Michael P. Taylor
Curators: Landsat Project Science Support Team
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NASA Official: Chris Neigh
Webmaster: Michael P. Taylor
Curators: Landsat Project Science Support Team
NASA Official: Chris Neigh
Webmaster: Michael P. Taylor
Curators: Landsat Science and
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