Troublesome NPOESS instrument enters thermal vacuum testing
A prototype weather sensor whose development problems have contributed to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System's (NPOESS) woes is entering thermal vacuum testing, according to Raytheon. Raytheon is developing the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to...
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