Spacecraft Readied for the Pad
December 14, 2012
Inside the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers monitor the progress as the United Launch Alliance’s Delta II payload fairing closes around NASA’s Aquarius spacecraft. Aquarius will be integrated to the Delta II rocket in preparation for the targeted liftoff.
Image credit: NASA/VAFB
May 28, 2011
Topics:
Technology Internet, Delta rockets, Delta II, Boeing, Launch Services Program, Payload fairing, Transport, Launch pad, Delta IV, Space, aerospace, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
