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Delta IV Heavy

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Inside Space Launch Complex-6 here Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, United Launch Alliance prepares a Delta IV Heavy for its scheduled December 2010 launch date. This rocket will be the first Delta IV Heavy West Coast launch and the largest rocket to ever launch from Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Vandenberg launches GBI

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Awaiting the launch of a ground-based interceptor, crowds gathered at the Ronald W. Reagan Memorial Site here Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. The launch was part of the 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency's scheduled test of the ground-based interceptor system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Angelina Drake)

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Vandenberg launches GBI

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Ascending through the cloud of fire and smoke, a ground-based interceptor launched at approximately 3:45 p.m. here Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. The launch was part of the 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency's scheduled test of the ground-based interceptor system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Angelina Drake)

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NASA WISE Delta II launch successful

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg launched a Delta II rocket Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, from Space Launch Complex 2 here. The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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NASA WISE Delta II launch successful

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg launched a Delta II rocket Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, from Space Launch Complex 2 here. The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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NASA WISE Delta II launch successful

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg launched a Delta II rocket Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, from Space Launch Complex 2 here. The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

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Vandenberg's LWO's keep their eyes sky high

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Capt. Andrew Frey, a 30th Weather Squadron launch weather officer, is preparing for a lead role as a LWO for Vandenberg’s next scheduled launch. Vandenberg's LWO's next big task is a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket scheduled for liftoff from Space Launch Complex-2 Dec. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Heavy lifting

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Launch Alliance workers position a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite for emplacement onto an ULA Delta II rocket. The satellite will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. The rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 on Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark P. Mackley)

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Heavy lifting

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Launch Alliance workers prepare to hoist a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite for emplacement onto an ULA Delta II rocket. The satellite will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. The rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 on Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark P. Mackley)

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Heavy lifting

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Launch Alliance workers prepare to hoist a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite for emplacement onto an ULA Delta II rocket. The satellite will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. The rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 on Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark P. Mackely)

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Heavy lifting

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Launch Alliance workers hoist a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite for emplacement onto an ULA Delta II rocket. The satellite will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. The rocket is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-2 on Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark P. Mackely)

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Launch preparations

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Luanch Alliance workers position a solid rocket motor for emplacement on a Delta II rocket. The Delta II rocket will launch NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite, which will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. (Courtesy photo/Mark P. Mackley)

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Launch preparations

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASED, Calif. -- United Luanch Alliance workers lift a solid rocket motor for emplacement on a Delta II rocket. The Delta II rocket will launch NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite, which will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. (Courtesy photo/Mark P. Mackley)

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Launch preparations

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- United Luanch Alliance workers place a solid rocket motor on a Delta II rocket. The Delta II rocket will launch NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite, which will observe the entire sky in mid-infrared wavelengths with greater sensitivity than ever before. (Courtesy photo/Mark P. Mackley)

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Atlas V launch successful

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. Despite a foggy day, the Atlas V flawlessly delivered DMSP F18 successfully to its assigned orbit after an 18 minute flight. (United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Corkery)

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Atlas V launch successful

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. Despite a foggy day, the Atlas V flawlessly delivered DMSP F18 successfully to its assigned orbit after an 18 minute flight. (United Launch Alliance photo/Pat Corkery)

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Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at 1:24 p.m. May 5. The rocket carried an experimental satellite for the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)

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Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at 1:24 p.m. May 5. The rocket carried an experimental satellite for Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather R. Shaw)

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Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at 1:24 p.m. May 5. At approximately one hour after liftoff, with confirmation of the payload's delivery into low Earth orbit, the launch was pronounced a success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

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Ready for launch

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, on behalf of the NASA Launch Services Program, is poised on the Space Launch Complex-2 launch pad here and ready for launch. The Delta II will carry the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction payload into orbit. The launch is scheduled for 1:24 p.m. (Photo by Carleton Bailie, United Launch Alliance)

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