NASA Launches 8 Mini-Satellites For Hurricane Forecasting

NASA has launched eight mini-satellites to measure surface wind deep in the heart of hurricanes. The plane carrying the satellites took off shortly after sunrise Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. An hour later, the co-pilot pushed the button that released the Pegasus rocket and attached satellites 39,000 feet above the Atlantic, 100 miles east of Daytona Beach. The Pegasus fired five seconds later, propelling the satellites toward orbit. The $157 million Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System is meant to improve hurricane forecasting.