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Coverage dated November 29, 2022

NASA cancels greenhouse gas monitoring satellite due to cost

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NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated. But the space agency says it will still be watching human-caused carbon pollution but in different ways.

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  1. KOB 4

    NASA cancels greenhouse gas monitoring satellite due to cost (opens KOB 4)

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    NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated. But the space agency says it will still be watching human-caused carbon pollution but in different ways.

  2. NBC New York

    NASA Cancels Satellite to Monitor Greenhouse Gases Due to Rocketing Cost (opens NBC New York)

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    The space agency said it will still be watching human-caused carbon pollution but in different ways.

  3. News West 9

    NASA kills greenhouse gas monitoring satellite after project gets too expensive (opens News West 9)

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    When it was announced six years ago, it was supposed to cost $166 million. The latest NASA figures show costs would balloon to more than $600 million.

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