NASA's ISS-RapidScat to Launch Aboard SpaceX Rocket
September 18, 2014
September 18, 2014
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 18 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news release:
The launch of NASA's International Space Station Rapid Scatterometer, or ISS-RapidScat, on board the fourth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission is scheduled for 11:14 p.m. PDT Sept. 19 (2:14 a.m. EDT Sept. 20). The instrument will monitor ocean winds from its perch on the space station. It will track hurricanes and storms, and provide a better understanding of Earth's climate. . . .
The launch of NASA's International Space Station Rapid Scatterometer, or ISS-RapidScat, on board the fourth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission is scheduled for 11:14 p.m. PDT Sept. 19 (2:14 a.m. EDT Sept. 20). The instrument will monitor ocean winds from its perch on the space station. It will track hurricanes and storms, and provide a better understanding of Earth's climate. . . .