Eyes+on+Earth

Eyes on Earth

We had a videoconference with NASA and learned many interesting facts about satellites.

 * satellites have to be traveling 17,500 miles per hour to stay in orbit
 * their are currently a couple 100 or more satellites in space
 * satellites can measure how much precipitation there is
 * False coloring images helps people see things you cant see from far away
 * People can train up to 6 hours in the N.B.L.
 * 6 people are in space right now for 6 months
 * the satellites are 300 miles to75,000 away from the Earth
 * GPM (Global Percipatition Measurement) is a new satellite that measures percipatation