Space
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NASA Gears Up for Second Attempt at Carbon-Measuring Satellite Launch
Since a malfunction five years ago put the mission on hiatus, NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 is gearing up for its second launch attempt Tuesday from the California coast, hopefully becoming the first successful spacecraft to measure and monitor harmful greenhouse gas levels.
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