Aura, the third in NASA's
Aura, the third in NASA's advanced Earth Observing Satellite series, is set for launch June 19. Built by Northrop Grumman, Aura will probe Earth's troposphere. It will use the same spacecraft bus as the previously launched Aqua. Lockheed Martin built Terra, which was the first in the series.
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