wildfires

Lawmakers: Declassification would help boost public support for U.S. space programs
Rep. Adam Schiff: 'Sometimes when you keep things classified that don't need to be, you breed a lot of public conspiratorial thinking'

DoD to extend intelligence agency program that helps track wildfires
The Pentagon announced Sept. 3 it plans to extend a pilot program that provides imagery from satellites, drones, ground sensors and cameras to help track and combat wildfires.

German startup raises funding for wildfire monitoring satellites
A German startup has raised an initial funding round that will enable it to begin launching a constellation of satellites to detect wildfires.