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KSC-2014-3581
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, hangs in the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during operations to erect it on the launch stand. SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state.
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Credit lineKSC-2014-3581. NASA/KSC, 2014-08-04. Public domain. ID: KSC-2014-3581.