• Chocrates@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Without project 2025 we have let them monetize the data from our weather gathering. We need to get for profit companies out of government completely imo.

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      The data that goes into those products comes from some satellites but also from Hurricane Hunter recon flights operated by the Air Force reserve. Those flights use highly specialized planes and specialized crews to penetrate these powerful hurricanes. It would not be so easy for the private sector to just replicate that capability.