Technicians offload the second stage of a Delta II rocket from a transport trailer inside NASA Hangar 836 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft in 2017. JPSS-1 is part of the next-generation environmental satellite system, a collaborative program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. To learn more about JPSS-1, visit http://www.jpss.noaa.gov.
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VAFB-20160428-PH_JND01_0056
Date Created
April 28, 2016
Center
KSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Joe Davila
Location
Bldg 836
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