NASA, Orbital Ready Glory Launch

By Frank Morring, Jr.

Soon to join the “A-train” constellation of Earth-observation spacecraft is a $424 million mission to continue measuring the solar energy reaching Earth’s atmosphere and track natural and man-made aerosols to gauge their impact on climate.

Orbital Sciences Corp. is preparing to launch the 1,158-lb. Glory spacecraft for NASA at 5:09 a.m. EST Feb. 23 on an ...

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