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November 07, 2013

NASA Technologists Embrace Laser Instrument Challenge
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 07, 2013
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2013 In 2007, the National Research Council threw down a challenge: Design a space-based laser altimeter that could measure the height of Earth's surface everywhere to within a mere 10 centimeters - all at 5-meter resolution. To this day, some believe it can't be done. Goddard scientist Dave Harding begs to differ. He and his team have embraced the challenge and are developing a laser altimeter that could provide the data from a berth onboard the NRC-proposed Lida ... read more

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