NASA Launches Ocean Satellite To Keep A Weather, Climate Eye Open
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 00:29
in Astronomy & Space
A new NASA-French space agency oceanography satellite launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change. The mission will return a vast amount of new data that will improve weather, climate and ocean forecasts.