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KSC-05PD-1985

NASA / KSC · 2005-06-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. — In the mobile service tower, or gantry, at NASA Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the two halves of the fairing are ready to encapsulate CALIPSO_CloudSat for launch. The fairing encloses and protects the spacecraft during launch and flight through the atmosphere. Once in space, it is jettisoned. CALIPSO stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation.

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VAFB Expendable_Launch_Vehicle CALIPSO CloudSat Calif.

Credit lineKSC-05PD-1985. NASA/KSC, 2005-06-13. Public domain. ID: 05pd1985.

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