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NASA and India's space agency launch radar satellite to map Earth's land and ice
NASA and India have paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking the slightest changes in land and ice. Scientists say the $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides and other disasters.
Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth’s land and ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disasters, according to scientists.
"This breakthrough enables scientists to do something that was impossible until now," according to the system's creators.
A time-lapse view of Antarctica & the moon can be seen in footage captured by the Meteosat-11 satellite. Credit: Simon Proud ...
NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes ...
The first 90 days after launch would be dedicated to commissioning or performing In-Orbit Checkout, the objective of which is ...
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