Giant radar umbrella launches into space on mission to transform climate science
Get the Full StoryThe European Space Agency ESA has blasted its Biomass satellite into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place at 11:15 CEST today from Europe s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Now in orbit, the first-of-its-kind satellite will deploy a radar antenna that looks like a giant space umbrella. Developed by US defence contractor L3 Harris, the antenna is so intricate that it will take nine days to unfold in orbit. The umbrella s job is to direct radar pulses from a P-band radar instrument mounted on the satellite s body down to the forests below. This type of radar uses long This story continues at The Next WebShare: