GPM in Japan, the Road to Launch
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Every mission has its little offerings to fate to back up the hard work and attention to detail that goes…
Launches are something special and this one was was spectacular. We were 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from the launch pad,…
When you’re a three person team out in the field, there’s not always enough time to get it all done.…
I hear it was snowing in Maryland last night/today. In my inbox this evening (East Coast morning), I got the…
The H-IIA No. 23 rocket that will carry the GPM Core Observatory into space arrived at Tanegashima Space Center on…
When a satellite gets to space, the first thing it needs to do is check in with those who sent…
At the town line into Minamitane on Tanegashima Island, Japan, a giant billboard announces, “Global Precipitation Measurement / Launching of…
The kitchen of the Sun Pearl hotel doesn’t have an oven. Most Japanese kitchen’s don’t, in fact, but Saturday morning,…
How do you launch a satellite into space? It isn’t easy. The simple answer would be to build one, place…
