GRACE, the remarkable dual satellite laser ranging mission that provides really remarkable data about ongoing Earth changes, is getting a mission extension:
NASA and German Aerospace Center extend GRACE mission
GRACE allows insight into:
* Geodesy
* Glaciology
* Hydrology
* Oceanography
* Solid Earth Sciences
According to the short article, the extension will allow the mission to continue until 2015, barring any encounters with space junk, of course.
GRACE mission Web site
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