Technicians Connect Fairing
March 4, 2009
On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around NASA's Kepler spacecraft, atop the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent.
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Hospitality Recreation, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space, Space technology, Atlas V, Delta IV, Rocket, Delta, CAPE CANAVERAL, Launch pad, Delta II, aerospace engineering, Boeing, Florida, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
