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KSC-07pd2116

NASA / KSC · 2007-07-27 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the second half of the fairing (in the foreground) moves toward the Phoenix Mars Lander for installation. Phoenix is targeted for launch on Aug. 3 aboard a Delta II rocket. 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.

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Credit lineKSC-07pd2116. NASA/KSC, 2007-07-27. Public domain. ID: KSC-07pd2116.
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