NASA successfully opens 20-foot-wide SMAP antenna

NASA mission controllers have successfully deployed the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory’s reflector antenna, in what is an important step along the road towards the satellite becoming fully operational. .. Continue Reading NASA successfully opens 20-foot-wide SMAP antenna

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Tags: Antenna, NASA, Satellite, SMAP

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