Soil Moisture Mapping Spacecraft Set For Jan. 29 Launch
Credit: SMAP: NASA JPL
An innovative orbiter that will combine active and passive microwave sensors to produce high-resolution global maps of topsoil moisture every two to three days is set for launch from Vandenberg AFB, California, on Jan. 29. The $916 million Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission will give Earth...
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