This video discusses NASA’s upcoming Soil Moisture Active Passive mission — SMAP for short. SMAP is currently scheduled for launch on Nov. 5, 2014. More information at
Highlights from launch, separation and solar array deployment of the SMAP spacecraft. SMAP launched on a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Ca., on January 31, 2015. SMAP …
On Feb. 24, 2015 commands were sent to NASA’s soil moisture mapper (SMAP) to unfurl its 20-foot-wide antenna. The successful opening of the antenna is critical to the mission’s ability …