VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At the Astrotech processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is lifted by crane mere inches from its More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At the Astrotech processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a crane is moved into position to lift NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At the Astrotech processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is secured to the crane that will lift More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At the Astrotech processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is lifted by crane mere inches from its More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the interstage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Su More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the interstage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Su More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians lower a transportation canister containing NASA's Wide-field I More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers guide the interstage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-fie More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers release the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide- More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is clearly identified by the mis More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians secure the transportation canister, in which NASA's Wide-field More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians check the position of a transportation canister containing NAS More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the interstage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Su More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared S More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians lower a transportation canister toward NASA's Wide-field Infra More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers ensure the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-f More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a transportation canister containing NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or W More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians affix mission and company logos to the outside of the transpor More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians supervise the lift of a transportation canister containing NAS More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the interstage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Su More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians lower a transportation canister over NASA's Wide-field Infrare More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, spacecraft technicians enclose NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, i More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared S More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The logo for NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission. WISE will survey the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, creating a cosmic clearinghouse of hund More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians begin to offload NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, upon its arrival at Space Launch Complex 2 More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, reaches the top of the mobile launch tower at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, departs from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Bas More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians hoist NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, to the top of the mobile launch tower at Space Launch More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, climbs up the side of the mobile launch tower at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenb More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians hoist NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, up the side of the mobile launch tower at Space Launc More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A convoy accompanies NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, arrives at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. W More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians prepare to unwrap the weather protective covering from the transportation canister for NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, at Space La More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, begins its move from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air F More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians begin to lift NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, enclosed in a transportation canister, to the top of the mobile launch tower at Spac More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Spacecraft technicians remove the weather protective covering from the transportation canister for NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, at Space Launch Comple More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NA More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The build-up of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is well under way in the mobile service tower, i More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NA More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers monitor the first of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of NA More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of N More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers begin to lift the first of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II r More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers lift the second of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket fo More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers guide the second of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket f More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - At Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second of three solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for launch of N More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The logo applied to the exterior of the Delta II payload fairing in the White Room at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California identifies the spacecr More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The Delta II payload fairing is installed around NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, in the White Room at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The Delta II payload fairing will soon enfold NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, in the White Room at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Installation of the Delta II payload fairing around NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, is under way in the White Room at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenber More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers are preparing to unload one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite. Both halves of the fairing will More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite is surrounded by protective sheathing in VAFB's payload processi More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers unload the cargo carrier that holds one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite. Both halves of the More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers cautiously roll one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite into VAFB's payload processing facility. More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers cautiously roll one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite out of its cargo container. Both halves More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, one half of the fairing that will envelop NASA's Glory satellite is moved into a protected environment of VAFB's payload processi More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a worker user a Hyster lift moves the payload cone for NASA's Glory mission into VAFB's payload processing facility. The payload More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers are preparing to unload a payload cone for NASA's Glory mission. The payload cone is an adapter that interfaces the Tauru More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the payload cone for NASA's Glory mission is pictures secured inside its cargo carrier. The payload cone is an adapter that inter More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers are preparing to unload a payload cone for NASA's Glory mission. The payload cone is an adapter that interfaces the Tauru More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the payload cone is lowered onto the floor of VAFB's payload processing facility for NASA's Glory mission. The payload cone is an More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Taurus XL rocket's 1, 2 and 3 stages are prepared for their first flight simulation, which will include testing voltages, curr More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is offloade More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing that will encapsulate NASA's Glory satellite during launch aboard a Taurus XL rocket is offloaded a More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit arrives at More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing that will encapsulate NASA's Glory satellite during launch aboard a Taurus XL rocket is moved into More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is moved t More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is offloade More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing that will encapsulate NASA's Glory satellite during launch aboard a Taurus XL rocket is offloaded a More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second stage of the Pegasus XL rocket, left, that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second half of the fairing that will encapsulate NASA's Glory satellite during launch aboard a Taurus XL rocket is offloaded a More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is offloade More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is moved on More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is moved on More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is ready t More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is offloade More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the third stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit arrives at More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician performs a wide-band instrumentation system test on half of the fairing that will encapsulate NASA's Glory satellite More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second stage of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is moved t More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to orbit is coming together in the west More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first, second and third stages of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) t More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The stage 0 motor, left, and the interstage associated with Stage 1 of the Taurus XL rocket are ready for more processing in the west high bay of Building 1555 at Vandenberg More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The first, second and third stages of the Taurus XL rocket come together in the east high bay of Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. In the west high ba More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first, second and third stages of the Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) t More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The first, second and third stages of the Taurus XL rocket come together in the east high bay of Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket and NASA More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician installs the aft-end blankets on the avionics assembly of a four-stage Taurus XL rocket. The rocket More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians install the second petal to the aft end of the Taurus XL rocket's first stage More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians install the second petal to the aft end of the Taurus XL rocket's first stage More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians connect the third stage of the Taurus XL rocket to the avionics of the tempora More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technician Mike Lerma guides the first and second stages of the Taurus XL rocket together in Building 1555. More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technicians check the fit of the Taurus XL rocket's first and second stages in Building 1555. The Orbit More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences Corp. technician Mike Lerma checks the fit of the Taurus XL rocket's first and second stages in Building 1555. More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first and second stages of the Taurus XL rocket are being prepared for mating in Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Building 1555. More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, work is under way to mate the first and second stages of the Taurus XL rocket in Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Building 1555. The O More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first and second stages of the Taurus XL rocket are being prepared for mating in Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Building 1555. More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences Corp. Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first, second and third stages of the Taurus XL rocket are cabled up for a flight simu More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences Corp. Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences technicians continue to work on cabling on the aft end of the Taurus XL r More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences Corp. Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Orbital Sciences technicians continue to work on cabling on the aft end of the Taurus XL r More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The latest Earth-observing satellite developed by NASA, called Glory, is moved into the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. An O More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The latest Earth-observing satellite developed by NASA, called Glory, is inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. An Orbit More