Lidar Scanner To Boost ISS Earth-observation role

Among the payloads scheduled for launch as early as Dec. 9 on the next SpaceX Dragon is the Cloud Aerosol Transport System (Cats), a lidar scanner that will bolster the International Space Station’s growing value as a platform for high-resolution observation of the Earth below. Using three laser...

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