Hurricane Satellite Could Fail Anytime

June 12th, 2007 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Hurricane Satellite Could Fail Anytime (AP)

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.

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