“Landsat’s Enduring Legacy” Published as Open Access
“Landsat’s Enduring Legacy: Pioneering Global Land Observations from Space,” a book covering the history of the Landsat program, is now open access and available to download for free.
From the book’s preface:
The basic purpose of the […] book is to document and explain salient aspects of the first fifty years of Landsat activities and operations, so that current and future generations can comprehend both the qualities and vagaries of the Landsat observation record.
Almost all authors were involved in Landsat at some point, some of them for decades. The book is based mainly on archive material and accounts from scientists and engineers involved in the early stages of the program — this should be an exciting read.