Volume 8, Number 3     May/June 2000

About the Cover: The view of Earth from space afforded by NASA's research satellites plays a vital role in improving weather prediction, and over the past 40 years has led scientists to see Earth as a complex and dynamic system.

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Contents

Welcome to Innovation

• Earth Science in the New Decade

Cover Story

• NASA Helps Improve Weather Prediction

Technology Transfer

• NASA Technology Monitors Tiny Hearts

• Kennedy Space Center Technology Cleaning Up

• Cancer Screening Aid Approved

Advanced Technologies

• Monitoring Winds Improves Weather Prediction

• Mapping Mission Yields Safer Flying

• Remote-Sensing Technology Proposels Selected

Aerospace Technology Development

• Parachute "Lifeboat" Flies High

• Software Promises Enhanced Flight Safety

• Aircraft Validates X-33 Range System

Small Business/SBIR

• Increased Access to Satellite Remote-Sensing Data

• Removing Space Debris From LEO

• Laser Technology Finds Wide Commercial Application

Moving Forward

• Technology Opportunity Showcase

• NCTN Directory

• Events, Announcements