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Article: Sending 'weather balloons' up - way up; A new constellation of satellites works with GPS orbiters to monitor the atmosphere.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 20, 2006
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Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
James Yoe didn't want to spoil his Easter weekend, so he tuned out the news. After all, rocket launches can fail. And to save money, the six tiny, revolutionary weather satellites he helped champion all sat atop one rocket as they awaited their Good Friday liftoff.
"I was nervous having all our eggs in one basket," he recalls. But angst has become elation. The satellites are up and apparently healthy, heralding what several researchers say will be a new era in weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
The satellites, collectively called the Constellation Observing System ...