NASA’s Orbital Science’s Taurus XL rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) failed to launch this morning. OCO had failed to make orbit due to lack of Delta V that would have been gained by the loss of the heavy fairing, resulting in the spacecraft eventually splashed down near Antarctica. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was intended to help pinpoint the key locations on our planet’s surface where CO2 is being emitted and absorbed. Meanwhile, Nasa’s Glory satellite, which is designed to measure carbon soot and other aerosols in the Earth’s atmosphere, is due to launch on a Taurus XL from California in June. Watch Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) launch video below.
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