Up, up and away Pegasus
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A L-1011 “Stargazer” carrier aircraft and its lead plane prepare for take-off at the base flightline here Thursday, June 27, 2013. The launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket launched from the “Stargazer” carrier aircraft off the coast of Monterey Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)