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GPM's Rehearsal Weekend at Tanegashima

Sunday, February 23, 2014

This video introduces Minamitame Town, near the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center, from where the Global Precipitation Measurement mission's Core Observatory is scheduled to launch on the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2014 (EST). Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Michael Starobin Download this video in HD formats from the Scientific Visualization Studio On the first floor of the Spacecraft Test and Assembly building at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, a skeleton crew of blue-shirted NASA engineers for the Global...

GPM Core Observatory Encapsulated into Rocket Fairing

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Credit: NASA / JAXA On Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket. Credit: NASA / JAXA The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core...

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., is opening its Visitor Center to the public for a family-friendly activity-filled Global Precipitation Measurement launch party from noon to 3 p.m. EST Feb. 27, 2014. We will watch a live NASA Television broadcast of the launch of the GPM Core Observatory from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. We will have expert presentations and family-friendly, hands-on demonstrations. The launch of the GPM Core Observatory is scheduled for no earlier than 1:07 p.m. EST. GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and...

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is happy to announce the top winners of the "Unique Perspectives" photo competition. Thank you to everyone who submitted their best pictures of precipitation from unique perspectives. From November 1st 2013 through January 1st 2014, over 1,500 photos were submitted via Flickr and Instagram. We loved all of your entries and thoroughly appreciate your participation. We'll be sending the winning submitters GPM posters, lithographs, pins, and NASA and GPM stickers. Stay tuned and follow GPM for information about future events and contests. Learn More About GPM

GPM's Rehearsal Weekend at Tanegashima

GPM Core Observatory Encapsulated

GPM "Unique Perspectives" Winners

GPM Launch Party at NASA Goddard

GPM "Unique Perspectives" Winners