Who is the professor behind the Landsat program?

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The discussion revolves around the long history of the Landsat program, highlighting its inception with Landsat-1 in 1972 and the recent launch of Landsat-9. The user reflects on their college experience and a professor at the University of Kansas who contributed to the program. They express difficulty in finding information about this professor but share links to relevant Landsat resources. The conversation emphasizes the significance and longevity of the Landsat missions in satellite technology and Earth observation. Overall, the Landsat program is recognized as a pivotal initiative in remote sensing.
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University of Kansas connection to the Landsat missions
I've been thinking back to my college days. When I lived near campus, one of my roommate's father/professor worked on the Landsat program. I've been doing some searching but haven't been able to find anything about him, but here's a link to the some of the Landsat missions: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/science/education
 
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berkeman said:
Wow, talk about a long-lived program! It looks like Landsat-1 was launched in 1972, and Landsat-9 was just launched last September:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsat_9
Yea, I thought it was a really cool program. I just wish I could find something about the professor at KU that was involved with the program.
 
berkeman said:
It looks like Landsat-1 was launched in 1972
I think that's the time that my friends dad worked on the project at the University of Kansas. BTW, I graduated from KU in 1973.
 
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I think this is the professor I was thinking of:
https://cresis.ku.edu/content/news/newsletter/2371
 
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