Tag: SMAP

  • NASA water mapper set for move to the launch pad

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      SMAP folded up for launch. Credit: NASA Making a scientific measurement of planet Earth on a global scale never before attempted by NASA is the objective of an environment satellite to be mounted atop its booster rocket Tuesday in California. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket is slated for Jan. 29…

  • Soil moisture mapper fueled for January launch

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    Artist’s concept of the SMAP spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s innovative soil moisture mapper, a new environmental satellite launching in January, has been fueled up for blastoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. To be carried aloft by a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket, the liftoff is slated for Jan. 29 at…