What the fuck has NASA done to make your life awesome?

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NASA's satellite series called GOES makes weather forcasting websites (ie weather.com and accu-weather) possible

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"...For instance, GOES-East and GOES-West provide coverage of much of the Western Hemisphere, from the western coast of Africa to the West Pacific, and the Arctic to the Antarctic. The European Space Agency's Meteosat satellite provides coverage of Europe and Africa...."

Courtesy of Brian W.

Source: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and http://www.weatherquestions.com/How_do_weather_satellites_work.htm

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