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Team Vandenberg launches Delta II rocket

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg launched a Delta II rocket carrying the Aquarius/SAC-D (Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas) observatory from Space Launch Complex-2 here at 7:20 a.m. PDT Friday, June 10, 2011. The Aquarius/SAC-D observatory is a collaboration between NASA and Argentina's space agency, Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). Aquarius is the NASA-built primary instrument on the SAC-D spacecraft, built by CONAE. Aquarius will map global changes in salinity -- the concentration of dissolved salt -- at the ocean surface. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

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Vandenberg's 4th Atlas V lifts off

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg launched an Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-3 here April 14 at 9:24 p.m. PDT. It was the fourth Atlas V processed at Vandenberg and the 605th overall Atlas mission in U.S. history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

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An Orbital Sciences Titan XL launched from Vandenberg pad 576E March 4 carrying a NASA payload. The launch proceeded as planned from its liftoff at 2:09 a.m. PST through the ignition of the Taurus XL's second stage. Telemetry indicated the fairing, a protective shell atop the rocket, did not separate as expected during the second stage engine burn. The Glory spacecraft likely fell into the Pacific Ocean. The Glory Earth-observinc satellite was intended to improve understanding o fhow the sun and tiny atmospheric particles affect Earth's climate. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Joe Davila)

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Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, commander of U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space, speaks with students at the Sixth Annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Jan. 30, 2011. The students used this opportunity to ask the general questions about her assignment as an astronaut with NASA. During her two-day visit to Tel-Aviv, General Helms delivered a keynote speech at the conference and met with Israeli military leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Major Stacie N. Shafran)

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Vandenberg to launch Taurus XL

The Taurus XL rocket stands on pad 576-E during preparations for a Feb. 23 launch. The rocket will carry the spacecraft Glory into polar orbit for NASA.

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Vandenberg to launch Taurus XL

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--The Taurus XL rocket stands on pad 576-E during preparations for a Feb. 23 launch. The rocket will carry the spacecraft Glory into polar orbit for NASA.

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Vandenberg launches Minotaur I

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Minotaur I rocket was launched from Space Launch Complex-8 here at 4:26 a.m. (PST) Feb. 6.The rocket carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)

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Vandenberg launches ground-based interceptor

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg launched a ground-based interceptor from Launch Facility 23 on North Base here at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. The launch was Vandenberg's last for 2010; the next launch is a Delta IV Heavy, scheduled for January 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

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Preparations underway for first landing of X-37B

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV, is a non-operational system that will demonstrate a reliable, reusable, unmanned space test platform for the U.S. Air Force. The objectives of the OTV program include space experimentation, risk reduction and a concept of operations development for reusable space vehicle technologies. (Courtesy photo)

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Delta II COSMO - SkyMed 4

(Photo by Joe Davila)

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Vandenberg launches Minotaur IV

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg launched a Minotaur IV rocket at 9:41 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, from Space Launch Complex-8 here.The Minotaur IV launched the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite, a first-of-its-kind satellite that can detect and track orbiting space objects from space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred here at 3:03 a.m., Sept. 17 from Launch Facility-09. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam. ICBM analysts, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected to ensure the readiness and capability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Launch team members from the 576th Flight Test Squadron conduct pre-flight operations for a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch here Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. The launch tested the missiles operational effectiveness, readiness and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched at 3:40 a.m. June 30 from Launch Facility-04 here. ICBM analysts, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, will use the data collected to ensure the readiness and capability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)

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Vandenberg launches ground-based interceptor

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Rick Winer, an Orbital electrical engineer, and his son Joshua, view the launch of a ground-based interceptor at Vandenberg’s Ronald Reagan Memorial site Sunday, June 6, 2010. This was the first missile defense program launch from Vandenberg's Launch Facility 24, which was recently upgraded to support missile defense testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

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Vandenberg launches ground-based interceptor

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency launched a ground-based interceptor at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, June 6, 2010, from North Vandenberg. This was the first missile defense program launch from Vandenberg's Launch Facility 24, which was recently upgraded to support missile defense testing. (US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

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Minotaur launches

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Team Vandenberg launched the first Minotaur IV Lite launch vehicle at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, from Space Launch Complex-8 here. The rocket launched the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Delta II

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A Delta II launches here. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Delta IV Heavy

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- With great poise, James Boyle, the Space Launch Complex-6 site manager, talks to the media about the Delta IV Heavy here Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. The Delta IV is scheduled to launch in December 2010. The Delta IV Heavy will be the largest rocket to ever launch from Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Delta IV Heavy

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Brady Hauboldt, the 4th Space Launch Squadron commander, talks to the media about the Delta IV Heavy, showing the tip of the rocket here Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. The Delta IV is scheduled to launch in December 2010. The Delta IV Heavy will be the largest rocket to ever launch from Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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