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RE: Glory satellite

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Media Briefed on Glory Mission Failure

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NASA Creates Glory Satellite Mishap Investigation Board

NASA's Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
NASA has begun the process of creating a Mishap Investigation Board to evaluate the cause of the failure. Telemetry indicated the fairing, a protective shell atop the satellite's Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected.
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NASA: Rocket probably in ocean after failed launch

A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite is in the Pacific Ocean after a failed launch attempt, NASA officials said Friday.
The Taurus XL rocket carrying NASA's Glory satellite lifted off around 2:10 a.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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NASA's Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit

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.
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Nasa Glory mission ends in failure

The US space agency's (Nasa) attempt to launch its latest Earth observation mission has ended in failure.
The Glory satellite lifted off from California on a quest to gather new data on factors that influence the climate.
But about three minutes into the flight, telemetry indicated a problem.
It appears the fairing - the part of the rocket which covers the satellite on top of the launcher - did not separate properly.
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NASA loses over $400 million satellite in failed rocket launch

NASA is investigating a major launch malfunction after a multimillion-dollar satellite failed to make it into orbit Friday morning.
A Taurus XL rocket carrying the $424 million Glory satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, at 5:09 a.m. EST Friday.
But shortly after liftoff, the nose cone failed to separate from the rocket.
That meant the rocket could not reach the velocity needed to get into orbit.
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The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been rescheduled to 10:09 GMT, 4th March, 2011.

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Taurus XL grounded for at least a week

With crews still troubleshooting an elusive problem that led them to scrub Wednesday's liftoff attempt, the Taurus XL rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been delayed for at least a week.
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NASA Schedules Next Glory Mission Launch Attempt

The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is currently planned for no earlier than Friday, Feb. 25 at 5:09 a.m. EST (10:09 GMT).
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Today's launch of the Taurus XL rocket with the Glory spacecraft was scrubbed.
Another target date has been scheduled for 10:09:43 GMT, 24th February, 2011.