Gizmag NASA's GPM satellite tested and ready to go

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Control of NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Core satellite (GPM) has been handed over to the team of engineers who will maintain operational control of the piece of equipment for the remainder of its life in space. The GPM mission, launched on February 27 atop a Japanese manufactured H-IIA rocket, will work in tandem with a constellation of pre-existing satellites with the objective of creating a unified measurement of rain and snow-fall on a global scale... Continue Reading NASA's GPM satellite tested and ready to go

Section: Space

Tags: Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Satellite, Weather

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