The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) payload flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-99 mission. SRTM collected topographic data over nearly 80% of …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA's terrain elevation data measure current height and changes in land altitude and are useful for creating digital elevation models.

Jan 5, 2025 · The International Space Station (ISS) orbits Earth at an average altitude of approximately 420 kilometers (260 miles) above the Earth's surface. This altitude allows the …

Feb 10, 2025 · The curvature of the Earth can be observed at an altitude of around 35,000 feet or higher, such as when flying in a commercial airplane.

What is Remote Sensing? Remote sensing is the acquiring of information from a distance. NASA observes Earth and other planetary bodies via remote instruments on space-based platforms …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA's data for digital elevation models (DEM) comes from airborne and space-based sources and are useful for analyzing a majority of Earth's terrain.

Sep 22, 2023 · The cabin pressure on the Airbus A380 is regulated to simulate an altitude of about 6,000 to 8,000 feet, which is lower than the actual cruising altitude of the aircraft.

NASA’s OpenAltimetry is a free and powerful map-based data visualization and discovery tool for exploring surface elevation profiles from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat …

Mar 27, 2025 · The highest altitude hospital in the United States is the Pagosa Springs Medical Center, located in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, at an elevation of approximately 7,600 feet …

May 23, 2024 · As you gain altitude in the troposphere, the layer of atmosphere closest to the ground and extending about 8 miles up, the temperature will decrease by 1 degree Fahrenheit …