Spacecraft Rotation
December 12, 2012
In Space Systems International's Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians are rotating NASA's Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft from a vertical to horizontal position for testing.
Following final tests, the spacecraft will be integrated to a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket in preparation for the targeted June launch.
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