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Headline: NASA Launches New Mission to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes

Caption: SrA Rodriguez (riding MWH Patton), left, and SrA Horn (riding MWH Trooper), members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron, Conservation Law Enforcement Section, pose for photographs by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 satellite onboard, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions, is scheduled for liftoff Monday, Sept. 27. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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