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OFT-2 Starliner Rollout to Vertical Integration Facility

OFT-2 Starliner Rollout to Vertical Integration Facility

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift RV to Work Stand

The LOFTID spacecraft RV is lifted to a work stand inside the Astrotech facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

JPSS-2 Fairing Encapsulation

JPSS-2/LOFTID Encapsulation at ASO, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

JPSS-2 SC Mate to SC Adapter

JPSS-2 SC mate to SC adapter at ASO, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

JPSS-2 Spacecraft Mate to Spacecraft Adapter

Technicians assist as a crane is used to lower the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar...

JPSS-2 Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS)

Atlas V launch vehicle is lifted onto the mobile launcher at SLC-3.

Boat Tail Transport and Mate

JPSS-2 Boat Tail transport and mate from HIF to SLC-3 and SLC-3, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Boat Tail Transport & Mate

JPSS-2 Boattail Transport and Mate from HIF to SLC-3 at SLC-3, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

JPSS-2 Spacecraft Mate to Spacecraft Adapter

Technicians prepare the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-2) to...

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift & Mate RV to RVPAIR/PLA

The LOFTID spacecraft lift and mate RV to RVPAIR/PLA at B836, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift RV to Turnover Fixture

The LOFTID spacecraft lift RV to turnover fixture inside B836 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

LOFTID Spacecraft Uncrating

The LOFTID spacecraft is uncrated inside B836 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

LOFTID Spacecraft EDR Install

The LOFTID spacecraft undergoes EDR installation (EDM is loaded into the EDR) inside B836 at Vandenberg Space Force...

Boeing OFT-2 Graphics - Starliner Facts and Rocket Facts

This graphic provides a detailed overview of the makeup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, as well as the...

LOFTID Spacecraft PASS-C Adapter Lift and Mate to Stack

The LOFTID spacecraft PASS-C adapter is lifted and mated to the stack at B836, Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

JPSS-2 Mate SC to LOFTID Stack

JPSS-2 SC Mate to LOFTID Stack at ASO, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

JPSS-2 ISA/ASA Hoist

ISA/ASA Hoist, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

JPSS-2 Spacecraft Mate to Spacecraft Adapter

Technicians prepare the spacecraft adapter to be attached to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s...

LOFTID Transport to ASO

LOFTID transport to ASO at ASO, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, standing underneath the orbiter Endeavour are United Space Alliance...

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, standing underneath the orbiter Endeavour are United Space Alliance...

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The interstage of the Delta II launch vehicle for the Gravity Probe B experiment is prepared for lifting up the mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. It will enclose the second stage. 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 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...

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., rolls back from the Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment. 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.