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The new NASA ISERV Pathfinder to keep Eye on natural disasters

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 0:00
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It is a known fact that all of the great and the mysteries in the universe take the attention of NASA, the space agency. For instance, that mission to Mars. Not all of the work and focus of NASA is aimed towards the skies and what happens in space. This is due to the fact that NASA developed the ISERV Pathfinder. It stands for International Space Station SERVIR Environmental Research and Visualization System. This new image taking tool was constructed and developed by Marshall Space Flight Center that belongs to NASA. This instrument is going to be focused on our planet from its ISS berth when it starts functioning this upcoming November.

NASA ISERV PathfinderNASA ISERV Pathfinder to link up with ISS, keep an eye out for natural disasters.

It is scheduled to be launched through Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle on the 20th of July. It is going to accompany the device to its resting place in space which will make it the first one in a series of sensor-laden that is going to track and monitor the natural disaster and the major changes in the climate of our planet. Once it is installed, the camera is going to map the globe and disseminate satellite imagery and data to developing nations in order for them to take the precautions and relief needs.



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