NASA's Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach orbit.Telemetry indicated the fairing, the protective shell atop the Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected about three minutes after launch.
A press briefing to discuss the Glory launch failure is planned at
Vandenberg for approximately 8:00 a.m. EST. NASA Television will
carry the press conference live at:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
The new Earth-observing satellite was intended to improve our
understanding of how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called
aerosols affect Earth's climate.
Source: NASA
