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KSC-2009-1799

NASA / KSC · 2009-02-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences' Taurus XL rocket and NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, on top, are bathed in light for the night. The spacecraft has been undergoing final closeouts for launch. OCO is scheduled for launch on the Taurus rocket Feb. 24 from Vandenberg. The spacecraft will collect precise global measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere.

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OCO, Taurus XL, carbon
Credit lineKSC-2009-1799. NASA/KSC, 2009-02-21. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-1799.
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