NASA to launch Gilbert-built satellite

A $470 million NASA satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert promises to give scientists their clearest picture yet of Earth's warming atmosphere and provide a powerful new tool for climate-change science after its much-anticipated launch next week. From its perch 438 miles above Earth's surface, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 will be NASA's first satellite with the sole purpose of measuring atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to global warming. More

(Source: azcentral.com - Jun 27)