New Mission Will Provide Global Maps Of Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 09:22
in Astronomy & Space
ESA's next Earth Explorer, SMOS, has just passed the all-important Flight Acceptance Review, signifying that all the elements that make up the mission are in place for launch later this year. The satellite can now be prepared for its journey to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
