Technicians installing solid rocket motor on United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket
Technicians at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California are preparing a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch by attaching a solid rocket motor. This rocket will carry the NASA’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPP), a critical step in developing next-generation Earth-observing satellites, into space. Useful for articles on space technology, NASA missions, satellite launches, and spacecraft preparation processes.
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