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KSC-2014-3460
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to transport a half section of the 10-foot-diameter fairing for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, from the Horizontal Integration Facility to the nearby mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The fairing will protect the SMAP spacecraft from the heat and aerodynamic pressure generated during its ascent to orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.
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Credit lineKSC-2014-3460. NASA/KSC, 2014-08-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-2014-3460.
