File:Taurus with Glory on launch stool at VAFB 576-E 02.jpg
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English: On Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Taurus XL rocket is in its launch configuration. The Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket will launch Glory into low Earth orbit.
Once Glory reaches orbit, it will collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon. It also will help scientists understand how the sun's irradiance affects Earth's climate. |
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NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB
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