Boulder-built instrument key to satellite mission

A new satellite carrying critical instrumentation developed in Boulder is scheduled to be launched from Japan on Thursday. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. developed, designed and is providing launch support for what it calls the Global Precipitation Measurement Microwave Imager, one of the prime instruments aboard a joint NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission. Engineers say the satellite could give forecasters far greater ability to predict severe weather. More

(Source: MiamiHerald.com - Feb 24)