Jim Irons

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Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award

Last month, Landsat’s very own Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award.  Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today. He served as deputy project scientist for Landsat 7 before taking over as project scientist for Landsat 8. From the earliest days…