NASA'S Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Glory spacecraft launched aboard a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California March 4, 2011 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.