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Polar-orbiting environmental satellites : with costs increasing and data continuity at risk, improvements needed in tri-agency decision making : report to congressional requesters.

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The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a tri-agency acquisition, managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Other Authors:	Powner, David A.
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Subjects:	National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System > Management. United States. > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > Rules and practice. United States. > Department of Defense > Rules and practice. United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Rules and practice. Meteorological satellites > United States > Costs. Satellite meteorology.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS114748

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