SMAP Poised to Launch on Soil Survey Flight
4,742 views · Published 27 January 2015 · 4:28 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2015 · Science & Technology
NASA is gearing up to launch the SMAP spacecraft on a mission to survey the moisture in soil across the Earth. The benefits of the in-depth study will lie in better forecasting climate conditions and evaluating crop growth.
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