NASA's mission to locate about half of the carbon absorbed out of the atmosphere ended after the Orbiting Carbon Observatory failed to separate from the launch rocket.
The launch looked fine for the first few minutes until NASA officials discovered that the payload remained encased in its protective cover.
Credit: NASA TV
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