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Launch of Delta 2 rocket with NASA probe Thursday


Launch of Delta 2 rocket with NASA probe Thursday From weather forecasting to agricultural benefits, a new NASA mission launching this week will provide unprecedented detail, accuracy and coverage of soil moisture from space on a world-wide basis every three days for the next three years. “Moist soil is far more interesting than you might have ever imagined,” said Sam Thurman, SMAP deputy project manager. “Soil moisture is the bank account of water in the land,” added Dara Entekhabi, SMAP science definition team lead. The $916 million Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission is one piece of a larger program of Earth science projects in space to answer questions about how our planet works.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 26)

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