"There, at age 22, she designed and patented a device that detected high-altitude winds that were previously untraceable."
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Virginia Norwood, a pioneer in satellite land imaging, dies at age 96
Norwood is best known for developing the Multispectral Scanner System that flew on the first Landsat satellite. That was the first satellite launched to study and monitor Earth's landmasses.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"There, at age 22, she designed and patented a device that detected high-altitude winds that were previously untraceable."
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