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This past month has been very eventful for the GPM Project, as several important decisions were made that will positively affect the mission. We are happy to announce that the GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) instrument will include high frequency channels at 166 GHz and 183 GHz to help measure light rain and snow. We will provide more detailed information on those channels in a future issue of The Monitor, so stay tuned. Also, NASA Headquarters has given permission for the GPM Project to embark on a new way of developing the Core Spacecraft. This new methodology merges the benefits of commercial off-the-shelf hardware with critical in-house expertise in an approach we call the Hybrid. See the article in this issue of The Monitor for a detailed description of the Hybrid Approach. With these decisions and the recently announced extension of the
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the forecast calls for
clear sailing for NASA's precipitation measurement program (pun
intended). We look forward to the next year of GPM development as
we work towards Mission Preliminary Design Review and Mission Confirmation
Review. John Durning GPM Project
Formulation Manager
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