NASA Scrubs Climate Satellite Launch

NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, which measures carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, was scheduled to launch early Tuesday morning, but NASA scrubbed it at the least minute due to equipment failure.

The countdown was stopped 46 seconds before launch due to "a failure in the launch pad water flow,” according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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So disappointed that we didn't go. Same time same place tomorrow folks! #OCO2

— NASA OCO-2 (@IamOCO2) July 1, 2014

NASA says it will try to launch again on Wednesday, pending the outcome of troubleshooting. Read more...

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