NASA (EDITED BY STANLEY C. FREDEN AND ENRICO P. MERCANTI ) — Third Earth Resources Technology Satellite Symposium Volume II: Summary of Results

Washington D. C.: NASA, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are several smallish spots of ground-in dirt to the white covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Landsat 1, originally named "Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1", was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program. It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on July 23, 1972 by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The near-polar orbiting spacecraft served as a stabilized, Earth-oriented platform for obtaining information on agricultural and forestry resources, geology and mineral resources, hydrology and water resources, geography, cartography, environmental pollution, oceanography and marine resources, and meteorological phenomena." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .