A pair of milk-jug sized satellites are set to launch into space this weekend on a mission to observe tropical storms from above. The two satellites will make up a larger constellation of half a dozen spacecraft called TROPICS which will peer down on the Earth and observe the development and behavior of tropical cyclones like hurricanes.
Astra Space wasn’t able to pull of a successful orbital insertion the only time it attempted a Space Coast launch earlier this year, but it’s still on target to get back on track with the first of three NASA launches slated for this summer.
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/PRNewswire/ Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season begins today, June 1, and runs through Nov. 30 and NASA is once.