NASA successfully launched a new generation of weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Saturday night, hailing a new era in weather forecasting. "This is a quantum leap," said Sandra Cauffman, deputy director of Earth sciences at NASA. "It will truly revolutionize weather forecasting."
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