NASA Announces 2014 Launch of Climate-Monitoring Satellite

U.S. and Japan have announced a 2014 launch date for an innovative satellite that will provide enhanced knowledge of weather and climate impacts. On December 26, 2013, the U.S. National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced February 27, 2014 as the launch date for a Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)…