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Will Glory launch on March 4th?

Will Glory launch on March 4th?

Asked by: Super UserOrlin in Science » Space
Settled on 03/04/2011 11:26 Settled by Super UserOrlin
Winning option:s Although launch finally ended in failure, it occur on time, on March 4th 2011, thus answering the question conditions.
Nasa Glory mission ends in failure - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12551861

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Yes
Yes
No
No

Background

The Orbital Sciences Taurus rocket will launch NASA's Glory Earth observation satellite. Glory will collect data on black carbon and aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere and solar irradiance and its affects on Earth's long-term climate record. Delayed from Nov. 22 to finish fairing separation redesign effort and troubleshoot spacecraft solar array drive motor problem. Scrubbed on Feb. 23 by ground system anomaly.
http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Glory/main/index.html

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