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Topic: ISS-RapidScatWritten by Carol Rasmussen
ISS-RapidScat used the unique vantage point of the space station to provide near-real-time monitoring of ocean winds, which are critical in determining regional weather patterns. Its measurements of wind speed and direction over the ocean surface have been used by agencies worldwide for weather and marine forecasting and tropical cyclone monitoring. ![]() Artist’s rendering of NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument (inset). (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Johnson Space Center) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument being looked at after two power anomaliesWritten by Alan Buis
RapidScat is currently deactivated and in a stable configuration. A RapidScat project anomaly response team has been formed, working in conjunction with the space station anomaly response team. RapidScat will remain deactivated as the investigation continues. ![]() Artist’s rendering of NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument (inset), which launched to the International Space Station in 2014 to measure ocean surface wind speed and direction and help improve weather forecasts, including hurricane monitoring. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Johnson Space Center) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument completes one year of serviceWritten by Elizabeth Landau
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument, which last month celebrated its one-year anniversary, helps make these ocean wind measurements to enhance weather forecasting and understanding of climate. The instrument was first activated on the International Space Station on October 1st, 2014. ![]() RapidScat’s antenna, lower right, was pointed at Hurricane Patricia as the powerful storm approached Mexico on Oct. 23, 2015. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s RapidScat on International Space Station gathering data on Tropical CyclonesWritten by Rob Gutro
RapidScat measures Earth’s ocean surface wind speed and direction over open waters. The instrument’s data on ocean winds provide essential measurements for researchers and scientists to use in weather predictions, including hurricane monitoring. ![]() On Jan. 28, 2015 from 2:41 to 4:14 UTC, ISS-RapidScat saw the nor’easter’s strongest sustained winds (red) between 56 and 67 mph (25 to 30 mps/90 to 108 kph) just off-shore from eastern Cape Cod. (NASA JPL/Doug Tyler) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA has launched Five Earth Missions in the last yearWritten by Alan Buis
New views of global carbon dioxide, rain and snowfall, ocean winds, and aerosol particles in the atmosphere will be presented during the briefing. ![]() Five new Earth science missions have joined NASA’s orbiting fleet since the launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission one year ago. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA monitors Severe Holiday Weather from SpaceWritten by Rob Gutro
NASA’s RapidScat instrument flies aboard the International Space Station and captured a look at some of the high winds from the storms that brought severe weather to the U.S. Gulf Coast on December 23rd. In addition, an animation of images from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite showed the movement of those storms and other weather systems from Canada to South America from December 21st to 24th. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA to send additional Earth Science Instruments to International Space StationWritten by Dr. Tony Phillips
NASA hasn’t forgotten, however, that the behemoth space station is also on the doorstep of Earth. “We’re seeing the space station come into its own as an Earth-observing platform,” says Julie Robinson, chief scientist for the International Space Station Program. “It has a different orbit than other Earth-observing satellites. It’s closer to Earth, and it sees Earth at different times of day with a different schedule.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft launches taking NASA’s RapidScat to International Space StationWritten by Alan Buis
The cargo ship launched on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:52pm PDT Saturday, September 20th (1:52am EDT Sunday, September 21st). ![]() At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, the nine rocket engines roar to life on the Falcon launch vehicle. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA ready to Launch ISS-RapidScat on Saturday, September 20thWritten by Alan Buis
The one-day adjustment in the launch date was made to accommodate preparations of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and was coordinated with the station’s partners and managers. ![]() Artist’s rendering of NASA’s ISS-RapidScat instrument (inset), which will launch to the International Space Station in 2014 to measure ocean surface wind speed and direction and help improve weather forecasts, including hurricane monitoring. It will be installed on the end of the station’s Columbus laboratory. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Johnson Space Center) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s RapidScat scatterometer to be robotically assembled at International Space StationWritten by Alan Buis
This image shows the instrument assembly on the left, shrouded in white. On the right is Rapid-Scat’s nadir adapter, a very sophisticated bracket that points the scatterometer toward Earth so that it can record the direction and speed of ocean winds. The two pieces are stowed in the unpressurized trunk of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ![]() RapidScat’s two-part payload is shown in the trunk of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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