Saturday, 28 March 2015

It's 'Full Spin Ahead' for NASA Soil Moisture Mapper

SMAP will produce global maps of soil moisture



The rotating "golden lasso" reflector antenna on NASA's new soil moisture mapping mission is now fully spun up to its design rate in preparation for science operations.










from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://ift.tt/1FTQxRN

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