Virginia Norwood, Pioneer of Satellite Imaging, Remembered at 96
Virginia Norwood, an aerospace pioneer who invented the Landsat satellite program that monitors the Earth’s surface today, passed away at the age of 96. Despite significant pushback from the male-dominated industry before and after her rise, she achieved all this despite significant pushback from the male-dominated industry before and after her rise. Norwood continued to improve the system, leading the development of Landsat 2, 3, 4 and 5. Landsat 8 and 9, the current versions monitoring the effects of climate change today, are still based on her initial concept.