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NASA image: Delta II ICESAT Second Stage Arrival
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Dec 18, 2017

Delta II ICESAT Second Stage Arrival

The United Launch Alliance Delta II second stage arrived at NASA's Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate
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Jun 21, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate

United Launch Alliance workers prepare the first stage of the Delta II second stage to be lifted up in the Vertical...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate
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Jun 21, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate

United Launch Alliance workers prepare the first stage of the Delta II second stage to be lifted up in the Vertical...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate
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Jun 21, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate

The United Launch Alliance Delta II second stage is lifted high up at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate
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Jun 21, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate

The second stage of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is lifted high up at the Vertical Integration...

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NASA image: Lifting NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle Second Stage into Position for Mating
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Apr 15, 2014

Lifting NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle Second Stage into Position for Mating

Workers monitor the Delta II second stage for NASA OCO-2, as it is lifted into position for mating with the rocket...

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NASA image: Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate
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Jun 21, 2018

Delta II ICESat-2 Second Stage Lift and Mate

The United Launch Alliance Delta II booster, or first stage, with the interstage attached on top is moved out of the...

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NASA image: Positioning NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle Second Stage for Mating
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Apr 15, 2014

Positioning NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle Second Stage for Mating

The Delta II second stage for NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned atop the rocket...

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NASA image: Mating NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle First and Second Stages
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Apr 15, 2014

Mating NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle First and Second Stages

The Delta II second stage for NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, makes contact with the rocket...

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NASA image: Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection
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Apr 11, 2017

Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a United Launch Alliance Delta II second stage is hoisted into the...

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NASA image: Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection
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Apr 11, 2017

Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a United Launch Alliance Delta II second stage is hoisted into the...

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NASA image: Lifting of NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle
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Apr 15, 2014

Lifting of NASA OCO-2 Delta II Launch Vehicle

The Delta II second stage for NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted to the top of the...

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NASA image: GRAIL Mission Comes Together
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Aug 18, 2011

GRAIL Mission Comes Together

NASA twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory GRAIL spacecraft are lowered onto the second stage of their Delta...

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NASA image: Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection
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Apr 11, 2017

Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection

The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket stands on Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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NASA image: Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection
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Apr 11, 2017

Delta II JPSS-1 Second Stage Erection

The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket stands on Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in...

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Aug 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B, the second stage segment is lifted...

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Aug 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second stage...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1694
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Aug 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers remove the...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd1692
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Aug 1, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second stage...

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NASA image: KSC-04pd-2611
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Dec 15, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After removal from the Boeing Delta II rocket, the second stage is lowered to the...

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Sep 18, 2003

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment is moved into the mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Behind it can be seen the first stage of the Delta II. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The experiment was developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment is moved...

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NASA image: VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Workers on the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., check the Delta II rocket’s second stage as it is mated with the first stage. The Delta II is the launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.
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Sep 18, 2003

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Workers on the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., check the Delta II rocket’s second stage as it is mated with the first stage. The Delta II is the launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment, developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

NASA image: VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Viewed from inside, the second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment is lifted up the mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Behind it is the first stage of the Delta II. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The experiment was developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.
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Sep 18, 2003

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Viewed from inside, the second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment is lifted up the mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Behind it is the first stage of the Delta II. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The experiment was developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

NASA image: KSC-04pd-2610
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Dec 15, 2004

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the second stage of the Boeing...

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VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Workers on the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base,...

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VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - Viewed from inside, the second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B...

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