If all goes according to plan, a rocket will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc on Thursday. Its mission: to put up a satellite capable of measuring how much water is in the soil. The satellite could provide better weather forecasts, and give us a clue as to which way the drought is heading.
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