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Crash Ends Mission to Track Global Warming

Rocket carrying satellite ends up in ocean, sinking $280M project

By the Associated Press

Posted Feb 24, 2009 10:50 AM CST

(AP) – A rocket carrying a NASA satellite crashed near Antarctica after a failed launch early yesterday, ending a $280 million mission to track global warming from space. The rocket carrying the Orbiting Carbon Observatory blasted off just before 2am from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. But...   Read full story »

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