Hurricane Satellite Could Fail Anytime
June 12th, 2007 By JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press Writer
The QuikScat satellite, which is crucial to accurate hurricane forecasts, is seen in an undated image released by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The aging satellite could fail at any moment, and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016. (AP Photo/Courtesy of JPL/NASA)
(AP) -- An aging weather satellite crucial to accurate predictions on the intensity and path of hurricanes could fail at any moment and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016.
Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .
Similar stories from PHYSorg:
GOCE gravity satellite moves to launch pad
Mar 11, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Report: Weather satellite project lagging
Jun 07, 2006 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
NASA: Good shot at Sunday shuttle launch
Mar 13, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
ISU researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite
Apr 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
NASA, NOAA set to launch NOAA-N Prime satellite
Jan 22, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0

