http://www.gizmag.com In bad news for NASA (and the planet in general), the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite did not reach orbit as planned yesterday. According to a launch contingency briefing from NASA, the Taurus XL from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:55 a.m. EST proceeded normally, with only typical "minor issues" reported as the rocket approached lift-off, but preliminary indications are that the fairing on the Taurus XL launch vehicle failed to separate.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-81145 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-81145 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:12:29 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-11188 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-11188 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:03:28 -0600 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-8254 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-8254 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:29:04 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-1150 http://www.gizmag.com/oco-nasa-launch-failure/11091/#comment-1150 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:13:06 -0600