U.S. Weather Satellite Fleet Faces Major Delays, Cost Overruns
An AP newswire article, via USA Today, reports that:
The United States could face gaps in forecasting and tracking hurricanes and other severe weather because of $3 billion in cost overruns and a three-year delay in a new satellite program, officials said Wednesday.
The first of the next generation satellites may not be launched until 2012, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told the House Science Committee.
Should the last of the current fleet fail on launch, the gap in weather data could reach four years.
"This is a depressing case of failure and perhaps incompetence," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif.
posted by Fergie @ 11/16/2005 01:36:00 PM
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