At least this dead bird fell out of the sky before it reached orbit. It sucks that it died though.
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NASA Satellite Crashes Before Reaching Orbit
A NASA satellite designed to monitor carbon dioxide emissions with unprecedented accuracy failed to reach orbit and crashed into the Indian Ocean near Antarctica this morning.
"To say that it's extremely disappointing would be an understatement. This was a really important science mission," said a dismayed Ed Weiler, NASA's associate administrator for science.
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