KSC-2009-6753
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, satellite sits poised for launch at Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Delta II is set for liftoff at 6:09 a.m. PST Dec. 14. WISE will scan the entire sky in infrared light, picking up the glow of hundreds of millions of objects and producing millions of images. Photo credit: Bill Hartenstein, United Launch Alliance
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NASA ID
KSC-2009-6753
Date Created
December 13, 2009
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Location
Vandenberg AFB, CA
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