NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory completed its ride to orbit on Wednesday morning, launched atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, following a 24 hour scrub turnaround. Liftoff from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was on scheduled at 02:56 local time, following the replacement of a defective solenoid valve that prevented water flow into the sound suppression system that caused the scrub seconds ahead of launch on Tuesday.
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