NASA-CNES satellite arrives at Vandenberg

CALIPSO, a joint effort of NASA and the French space agency CNES, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to prepare for its launch later this year. CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations - was shipped from Alcatel Space's facility in Cannes, France...

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