OT: CYGNSS spacecraft launched -- UM connection

I Saw the Star Wars / Michigan (wo)men thread and got reminded of this:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/15/us/nasa-launches-hurricane-satellites/

"We're really excited because this will be the first time ever that satellites can peer into the middle of hurricanes and predict how strong they'll be when they make landfall," said Dr. Chris Ruf, a professor at the University of Michigan and the principal investigator of CYGNSS.