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UK wins satellite contract to 'weigh' Earth's forests


UK wins satellite contract to 'weigh' Earth's forests British industry is to lead the construction of a satellite that will weigh all the world's trees. The Biomass mission's novel space radar will make 3D maps of forests, improving our understanding of how carbon is cycled through the Earth system. Its data will be important for climate research, and will create a baseline for treaties that seek to monitor the status of global forest resources. The spacecraft is to be assembled by the UK arm of Airbus Defence and Space. It signed a contract with the European Space Agency (Esa) on Friday last week valued at €229m (£179m).   More



(Source: BBC News - May 4)

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