Ball-built NPP satellite set to launch from California on Friday

A satellite built by Boulder-based Ball Aerospace is scheduled to launch into space in the wee hours of Friday morning from California. The satellite -- known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, or NPP for short -- will help scientists better predict the weather and build on a record of climate observations that stretch back for decades. More

(Source: Daily Camera - Oct 27)