Daily Archives: February 1, 2015

NASA Mission to Measure Earth’s Soil Moisture Levels Launches Successfully

NASA’s latest Earth-observing mission, Soil Moisture Active Passive Satellite (SMAP), launched successfully on January 31, 2015. The satellite rode atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II that was launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base early Saturday morning, and its solar … Continue reading

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Will the people on the ISS get to see the Super Bowl?

Unfortunately, the Super Bowl is when many of the astronauts are asleep, but some may catch the beginning or the end. And they can’t grill any hot dogs or burgers in space anyway – you can’t have an open flame. … Continue reading

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