Lost In Xanadu Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) http://news.discover...dirt-150128.htm NASA's next Earth-observing satellite is ready to launch Thursday (Jan. 29), and it could vastly improve the way scientists monitor droughts around the world. The space agency's Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite (SMAP) is scheduled to launch from California's Vandenberg Air Force base atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket at 9:20 a.m. EST (1420 GMT) on Jan. 29, and at the moment, weather is looking good ahead of liftoff. Officials are predicting an 80 percent chance of good conditions during the 3-minute launch window Thursday. One really cool thing, they interviewed a guy on the news this morning and he was one of the guys I chatted with when I visited NASA in Nov. Edited January 29, 2015 by Lost In Xanadu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsgalpal Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 This is really cool!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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