NASA Climate Satellite Faces Big Job After "Absolutely Perfect" Launch

The launch of NASA’s newest Earth-observing spacecraft today (Oct. 28) could not have gone more smoothly, researchers and officials said. The $1.5 billion NPP weather and climate satellite blazed a white-hot trail through the predawn California sky this morning, ticking off milestones like clockwork as it climbed.

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NASA Climate Satellite Faces Big Job After "Absolutely Perfect" Launch