NASA-ISRO's NISAR Mission Will Enhance Natural Resource Mgmt: US

The US state department on March 25 expressed the importance of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission aimed at enhancing management of natural resources and disaster preparedness. Reportedly, the SUV-size Earth-observing satellite will use advanced radar imaging to evaluate land surface changes. While NASA will provide the radar reflector antenna and a communication subsystem, ISRO plans to provide the spacecraft bus and other necessary satellite mission operations for the joint mission.