Sunday, February 1, 2015
How SMAP deploys its antenna
NASA launched a new Earth observation satellite on Saturday, January . This one studies soil moisture (how wet the ground is) with a spinning circular antenna. The antenna hasn't deployed yet, so this mission could still end up being a disaster. Hope not. The video embedded here shows the amazing deployment sequence, starting about 1:00 in.
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