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THEMIS payload encapsulation at complex 17B
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In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around the THEMIS spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the Delta II upper stage booster and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. THEMIS is an acronym for Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineTHEMIS payload encapsulation at complex 17B. NASA/KSC, 2007-02-08. Public domain. ID: KSC-07PD-0339.
