Rocket poised for overnight launch from California

     NEWSALERT: Monday, February 23, 2009 @ 1902 GMT
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ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVER POISED FOR BLASTOFF
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NASA's first environmental satellite dedicated to mapping atmospheric
carbon dioxide has been cleared for launch early Tuesday aboard from
California aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket. Follow the
countdown in our live Mission Status Center:

 http://spaceflightnow.com/taurus/oco/status.html


COMET LULIN VISITS INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
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On Tuesday, Comet Lulin will make its first visit to the inner Solar
System, streaking past the Earth at a distance of 38 million miles, or 160
times further than the Moon.

 http://astronomynow.com/090223CometLulinvisitsinnerSolarSystem.html


PLANET FINDER ON THE PAD FOR MARCH 5 LAUNCH
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A space telescope that will search for Earth-like planets in the galaxy
was mounted atop a Delta 2 rocket at its Cape Canaveral launch pad
Saturday.

 http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d339/status.html