Aquarius Arrives
December 12, 2012
Workers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California prepare to offload the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft from a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane after its arrival from Campos, Brazil.
Following final tests, the spacecraft will be integrated to a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket in preparation for launch to low Earth orbit.
Image credit: VAFB/30th Space Wing
March 30, 2011
Topics:
Delta rockets, Boeing, Spaceflight, Naval Ocean Surveillance System, Launch Services Program, Delta II, United Launch Alliance, Spacecraft, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Aquarius, SAC-D
