Joint NASA/Indian Radar Sat Mission To Show Changes In Earth’s Surface

Mark Carreau July 21, 2025
https://nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/quick-facts/

Artist's concept of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. 

Credit: JPL
HOUSTON—A first-ever joint NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Earth science venture is set for a July 30 launch. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NICAR) mission is planned to take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s southeastern coast at 8:10 a.m. EDT or 5:40 p.m...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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