Although water in the soil represents only a fraction of Earth's total water, it's important to understand and monitor. SMAP will provide high resolution, space-based measurements of soil moisture, and whether it's frozen or thawed. This is a new capability that will allow scientists to better predict natural hazards of extreme weather, climate change, floods …
The mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 was rolled away from the Delta II rocket Friday evening, clearing the way for final prelaunch preparations to begin. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Launch and mission managers are stationed at their consoles and countdown activities are in progress at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, where NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive spacecraft awaits liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. Liftoff remains scheduled for 9:20 a.m. EST. SMAP is a three-year mission to study and map …
Managers from NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) met yesterday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and gave a "go" to proceed with the launch of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft atop a ULA Delta II rocket this morning at 9:20 a.m. EST (6:20 a.m. PST). Liftoff is scheduled for the opening …
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is scheduled to launch at 6:10 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 8 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. A backup launch opportunity is available on Feb. 9 at 6:07 p.m., if needed. NASA Television coverage of the …
We have a host of photos from Astrotech where the DSCOVR spacecraft is being prepared for launch Feb. 8. The photos include recent testing of the solar arrays, including unfurling them as they will after the DSCOVR gets into space.
The launch of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, which will produce the highest-resolution maps of soil moisture ever obtained from space, has been delayed to a targeted launch date of Jan. 31, pending completion of minor repairs to the United Launch Alliance Delta II launch vehicle. During inspections following the Jan. 29 launch …
Launch of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket now is scheduled for tomorrow, Jan. 30, at 9:20 a.m. EST. The forecast for Jan. 30 shows a 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch tomorrow. Coverage will begin at 7 a.m.
The launch team is setting up for a 24-hour turnaround for a launch attempt tomorrow morning. Launch time on Friday remains 9:20 a.m. EST.
