Radar

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History of innovation November 17, 2021 Earth and Space, Federal programs, Physical World, Radar, The 1980s

Atmospheric research and radar

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Advanced radar facilities help keep the U.S. safe during the Cold War.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Earth and Space, Military, Physical World, Radar, Safety, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, The 1990s

Radar that penetrates ground and foliage

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Innovative radar helps find unexploded ordnance and other concealed items.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Computing, Earth and Space, Military, Radar, Safety, Security and Defense, Seminal Innovations, The 1970s, Transportation

Over-the-horizon radar

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Seeing thousands of miles beyond the horizon for advances in detection, tracking and mapping.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Earth and Space, Radar, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, The 1960s

Dish radio antenna

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We invented satellite slang and spacecraft speak.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Earth and Space, Federal programs, Firsts, Radar, Security and Defense, Sensing and Devices, The 2000s

Advanced modular incoherent scatter radar

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Our AMISR ushered in relocatable radar to read atmospheric events, rain, sleet or tsunami.