PRIVATE stylefile:c:!temp!~pr00000b28000100128224000.STY The White House is close to giving NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey the green light to pursue a free-flying satellite to replace a pair of old and ailing Landsat spacecraft that are not expected to survive the decade.

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