


Launched in January, SMAP was designed to spend at least three years in orbit, taking measurements on the amount of water in the upper two inches (5 cm) of the Earth’s soil. The cause of the failure is under investigation. JNASA's Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter. JNASA's New Horizons 'Phones Home' Safe after Pluto Flyby.
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The satellite’s high-powered radar system, capable of collecting data in swaths of land as small as about 2 miles (3 km) across, failed in July after less than three months in operation, NASA said. JNASA to Release New Pluto Images, Science Findings at July 17 NASA TV Briefing. REUTERS/Gene Blevins/FilesĪ second instrument remains operational aboard the 2,100-pound (950-kg) Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite, though its level of detail is far more limited. The six-member space station crew is conducting human research to prepare future astronauts for long-term missions beyond low-Earth orbit including NASA’s Journey to Mars. PST (14:22 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California in this Janufile photo.
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The Harvest Moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the September. A 127-foot (39 meter) rocket built and flown by United Launch Alliance blasts off at 6:22 a.m. Sun 07.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 20.06 EDT On Sunday, millions of people around the world will enjoy the sight of a blood moon, as a lunar eclipse combined with a. NASAs Dawn spacecraft will encounter the dwarf planet known as Ceres on March 6.
