Amazingly, the failure of the most important climate monitoring mission from two years ago was lost on the exact same rocket, which apparently was the same failure of the second-stage cowling to separate. Strange coincidence, or complete failure to learn?
Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-657-2194
Stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov
George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
805-605-3051
George.h.diller@nasa.gov
Alan Buis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-653-8339
Alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov
Feb. 24, 2009
RELEASE : 09-039
NASA's Launch Of Carbon-Seeking Satellite is Unsuccessful
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Tuesday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Preliminary indications are that the fairing on the Taurus XL launch vehicle failed to separate. The fairing is a clamshell structure that encapsulates the satellite as it travels through the atmosphere.
A Mishap Investigation Board will be immediately convened to determine the cause of the launch failure.
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