A formidable new radar satellite, jointly developed by the United States and India, launches into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern coast, riding an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Highly anticipated by scientists, the mission has also