The National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is our nation's next-generation polar environmental satellite system. Over the past several years, we have made progress in merging the independent polar-orbiting environmental satellite systems of the U.S. departments of Defense and Commerce into a single, integrated operational system — NPOESS. Yet, many are concerned the current global financial crisis and the uncertainty inherent with a new administration may result in delay of this vital program.rnNo one should have thought designing, building and launching the most technically advanced operational polar-orbiting environmental satellite system would be easy. NPOESS has experienced bumps in the road, including schedule delays, cost growth and the deletion of sensors to contain costs.
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