NASA, Check Your Approach

On Feb. 24, 2009, the NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) launched an OSC (Orbital Sciences Corp.) Taurus XL. The result: Launch mishap attributed to payload shroud failure. Mission cost: $209 million, according to Mishap Investigation Board Executive Summary. Last March 4 NASA Glory was launched...

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