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NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory and its Taurus booster lift off Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:55 a.m. EST. The satellite ultimately did not reach orbit when the payload fairing failed to separate properly. Image courtesy of Orbital Sciences Corp. Feb. 24, 2009
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NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory and its Taurus booster lift off Feb. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:55 a.m. EST. The satellite ultimately did not reach orbit when the payload fairing failed to separate properly. Image courtesy of Orbital Sciences Corp. Feb. 24, 2009
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