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An MGM-31A Pershing 1a battlefield support missile is fired by Battery D, 1ST Battalion, 81st Field Artillery, U.S. Army Europe

An MGM-31A Pershing 1a battlefield support missile is fired by Battery...

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An MGM-31A Pershing 1a battlefield support missile is fired by Battery D, 1ST Battalion, 81st Field Artillery, US Army Europe

An MGM-31A Pershing 1a battlefield support missile is fired by Battery...

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A view of the payload preparation room (PPR), part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view of the payload preparation room (PPR), part of Space Launch Com...

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Model of the space launch complex facilities

Model of the space launch complex facilities

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Aerial view of Space Launch Complex No. 6, Space Transportation System, being constructed

Aerial view of Space Launch Complex No. 6, Space Transportation System...

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High angle view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

High angle view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the ...

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High angle overall view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

High angle overall view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position...

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The space shuttle Enterprise is moved into the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter

The space shuttle Enterprise is moved into the shuttle assembly buildi...

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A view of Launch Complex 39A for the space shuttle

A view of Launch Complex 39A for the space shuttle

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The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch complex 40 ready to carry the first Milstar Communications Satellite into orbit

The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch ...

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A Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS/AC-115 is successfully launched from Complex 36B at 1:18 A>M> EST. It is carrying INTELSAT VII #3 into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS/AC-115 is successfully launched from Com...

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A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A ready to carry a commercial Mobile Communications Satellite (MSAT) into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A read...

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A Lockheed Martin Titan IV A-17 launch vehicle is ready for launch from complex 41 at Cape Canaveral. The Titan will carry aloft a Department of Defense payload

A Lockheed Martin Titan IV A-17 launch vehicle is ready for launch fro...

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A National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched into orbit atop a Lockheed Martin Atlas II launch vehicle (AC-109) from launch complex 36A

A National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched into orbit atop...

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The Boeing Company's Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits on complex 17A waiting to carry the Thor III satellite into orbit

The Boeing Company's Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits on complex 17A...

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US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Robert Bodell of the 2nd Space Launch Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, takes US Air Force General Richard B. Myers on a tour of Space Launch Complex 4E and the Titan II Space Launch Vehicle

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Robert Bodell of the 2nd Space Launch Squa...

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Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 4:45 p.m. today. The rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit. "The 30th Space Wing, Space and Missile Center, NRO and Lockheed Martin Aerospace have worked together to build upon our legacy of success," said COL Steve Lanning (not shown), 30th Space Wing commander and spacelift commander for the mission. "This marks the 1,800th launch from Vandenberg. We have built a solid foundation for government and commercial space launches from here for years to come." Payload-booster separation successfully occurred at 4:54.15 p.m

Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex...

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45th Space Wing supports Air Force GPS IIF-11 launch aboard an Atlas V

45th Space Wing supports Air Force GPS IIF-11 launch aboard an Atlas V

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying the Air Force's GPSIIF-11 launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The 45th Space Wing supported the U.S. Air Force’s eleventh la... More

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 PSN VI rocket prepares to launch

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 PSN VI rocket prepares to launch

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 PSN VI rocket prepares to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 21, 2019. The satellite will provide communication and internet services for Indonesia and South East Asia. (... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-18 rocket launched at Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-18 rocket launched at Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-18 rocket launched at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 25, 2019. The CRS-18 is the latest mission in the Commercial Resupply Services program which transports thousands of p... More

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced Extreme High Frequency) encapsulated satellite mated with an Atlas V launch vehicle rolls out in preparation for launch Aug 8, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Forc... More

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced Extreme High Frequency) encapsulated satellite mated with an Atlas V launch vehicle rolls out in preparation for launch Aug 8, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Forc... More

An aerial view, looking north, of Space Launch Complex Six (SLC-6) under construction

An aerial view, looking north, of Space Launch Complex Six (SLC-6) und...

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A view of the launch pad for the space shuttle Columbia at the Kennedy Space Center

A view of the launch pad for the space shuttle Columbia at the Kennedy...

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The United States Army test launches the first Pershing II battlefield support missile at 10:50 a.m. EDT. An in flight malfunction occurred during the first stage burn, causing the missile to self-destruct

The United States Army test launches the first Pershing II battlefield...

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High angle view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

High angle view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

Low angle view of gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Low angle view of gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch positi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

An overall view of Space Launch Complex Six. The structures are, from left to right: the payload changeout room attached, the shuttle assembly building, the access tower and launch mount, and the mobile service tower. The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, is resting on the launch mount

An overall view of Space Launch Complex Six. The structures are, from ...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rodney Williams, a security policeman, guards the space shuttle Enterprise at Space Launch Complex Six

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rodney Williams, a security policeman, guards...

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A Trident II (D-5X3) intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during the third developmental test flight of the system.  The missile is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734) and all subsequent submarines in its class.  Note:  Third view in a series of six

A Trident II (D-5X3) intercontinental ballistic missile is launched du...

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A Trident II (D-5) missile on a flat pad before launching during a US Navy developmental test flight.  The missile is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734).  The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II missile in accodance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability.  Note:  First view in a series of seven

A Trident II (D-5) missile on a flat pad before launching during a US ...

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A Trident II (D-5) missile clears the launch pad during a US Navy developmental test flight.  The missile is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734).  The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II missile in accodance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability.  Note:  Fifth view in a series of seven

A Trident II (D-5) missile clears the launch pad during a US Navy deve...

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The twelfth launch of a Trident II (D-5) missile takes place at the Trident Complex. The missile is being launched from pad 46A

The twelfth launch of a Trident II (D-5) missile takes place at the Tr...

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A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry the 24th Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite into orbit

A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry th...

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A Martin Marietta Atlas IIA is on the launch pad just before a successful launch from Complex 36A, at 1757 hours EDT. The AC-107 is carrying a Direct Broadcasting Satellite (DBS-2) for DIRECTV, INC (TM)

A Martin Marietta Atlas IIA is on the launch pad just before a success...

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A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II AS/AC-115 is poised on Launch Complex 36B. It is ready to carry the INTELSAT VII #3 into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II AS/AC-115 is poised on Launch C...

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An Air Force TITAN IV CENTAUR Launch Vehicle is poised on Complex 41 ready to carry a classified Department of Defense payload into orbit

An Air Force TITAN IV CENTAUR Launch Vehicle is poised on Complex 41 r...

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A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated 120, carrying the Galaxy III-R broadcast satellite sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in preparation for flight

A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, de...

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An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36A. This ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-129 is carrying an INMARSAT-3 F3 satellite

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch...

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A Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIAS, designated AC-127, carrying a JCSAT (Japan Satellite System)-4 sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36B scheduled for liftoff today

A Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIAS, designated AC-127, carrying a JCSAT (Jap...

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The Boeing Delta II space launch vehicle sits at complex 17A, waiting to carry NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) into orbit

The Boeing Delta II space launch vehicle sits at complex 17A, waiting ...

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A Martin Marietta Atlas II/AC-112 is successfully launched from Complex 36A at 8:25 P.M. EST. It is carrying an EHF Follow-on into orbit

A Martin Marietta Atlas II/AC-112 is successfully launched from Comple...

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Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 4:45 p.m. today. The rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit. "The 30th Space Wing, Space and Missile Center, NRO and Lockheed Martin Aerospace have worked together to build upon our legacy of success," said COL Steve Lanning (not shown), 30th Space Wing commander and spacelift commander for the mission. "This marks the 1,800th launch from Vandenberg. We have built a solid foundation for government and commercial space launches from here for years to come." Payload-booster separation successfully occurred at 4:54.15 p.m

Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Taubman, USAF Releas... More

After dark, a Titan II, rocket carrying a US Navy (USN) Windsat Radiometer and US Air Force (USAF) Solar Mass Ejection Imager, lifts off from the Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California

After dark, a Titan II, rocket carrying a US Navy (USN) Windsat Radiom...

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Freedom 7 Alan Shepard 50th Anniversary (201105050007HQ)

Freedom 7 Alan Shepard 50th Anniversary (201105050007HQ)

Veteran NBC reporter Jay Barbree, left, speaks with Alan Shepard's daughters, Alice Wackermann, second from left, Julie Jenkins, and Laura Shepard Churchley, right, during a celebration marking the 50th Anniver... More

45th SW supports successful Delta IV WGS-9 launch

45th SW supports successful Delta IV WGS-9 launch

The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the WGS-9 spacecraft aboard a ULA Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at 8:18 p.m. ET March 18, 2017, at Cap... More

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the base

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the ...

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A rear view of the completed flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A rear view of the completed flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Comp...

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A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Lau...

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A view of the payload preparation room duct work, during construction of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6)

A view of the payload preparation room duct work, during construction ...

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A view, looking north, of the flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) under construction

A view, looking north, of the flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Com...

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Cape Canaveral, Fla....A Trident II (D-5) missile is launched from Pad 46A during the Navy's fifteenth developmental test flight. The missile, which was destroyed minutes afterward following a second stage malfunction, is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS Tennessee (SSBN-734). The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II in accordance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

Cape Canaveral, Fla....A Trident II (D-5) missile is launched from Pad...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. The shuttle assembly building is on the left and the mobile service tower is on the right

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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A view of the first test launch of a Trident II D-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The D-5 is being developed for deployment aboard Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines

A view of the first test launch of a Trident II D-5 submarine-launched...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Trident II (D-5) missile is launched from a flat pad during the Navy's eighth development test flight.  The missile is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734).  The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II missile in accodance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability.  Note:  Second view in a series of eight

A Trident II (D-5) missile is launched from a flat pad during the Navy...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex 36B. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry the Goes-J advanced geostationary weather satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

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A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex 17A awaiting the launch carrying the Global Position System 11-26 (GPS 11-26) satellite, A Department of Defense payload

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Compl...

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A McDonnell Douglas Delta II space launch vehicle sits poised on complex 17A at Cape Canaveral ready to carry the Norwegian Thor IIA communication satellite into orbit. The three-stage Delta II will boost Telenor's Hughes-built spacecraft into orbit

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II space launch vehicle sits poised on compl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info. TECH. Service Release Statu... More

The Boeing Company's Delta II space launch vehicle, carrying a NAVSTAR (Navigation Satellite Timing And Ranging) GPS II-28 (Global Positioning System) satellite, sits on complex 17A awaiting liftoff

The Boeing Company's Delta II space launch vehicle, carrying a NAVSTAR...

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A National Reconnaissance Office satellite awaits its trip into orbit atop a Lockheed Martin Atlas II launch vehicle (AC-109) at launch complex 36A

A National Reconnaissance Office satellite awaits its trip into orbit ...

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Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East at 4:45 p.m. today. The rocket carried a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit. "The 30th Space Wing, Space and Missile Center, NRO and Lockheed Martin Aerospace have worked together to build upon our legacy of success," said COL Steve Lanning (not shown), 30th Space Wing commander and spacelift commander for the mission. "This marks the 1,800th launch from Vandenberg. We have built a solid foundation for government and commercial space launches from here for years to come." Payload-booster separation successfully occurred at 4:54.15 p.m

Team Vandenberg launched a Titan IV-B rocket from Space Launch Complex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Amanda Edwards Release Status: R... More

A Titan II rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex-4 west carrying NASA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-L weather satellite. The launch is the result of a combined effort by the men and women of the 30th Space Wing, NASA and the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles. The spacelift commander for this mission was US Air Force Colonel Steve Lanning, 30th Space Wing commander. US Air Force Major Dave Salm, 2nd Space Launch Squadron, is the Air Force launch director. NOAA-L will primarily provide long-range weather forecasting. It will operate in tandem with currently orbiting NOAA satellites. NOAA-L ...

A Titan II rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Titan II rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex-4 west car... More

A Delta II rocket sits on Space Launch Complex II, at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The rocket, originally scheduled to launch today, was rescheduled to April 20th due to high upper level winds. The Delta has the Gravity Probe-B experiment onboard, a co-developed project between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Stanford University, to intricately measure how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth

A Delta II rocket sits on Space Launch Complex II, at Vandenberg Air F...

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ARES I-X Launch Prep. NASA public domain image colelction.

ARES I-X Launch Prep. NASA public domain image colelction.

NASA's Ares I-X rocket is seen on launch pad 39b at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 shortly after NASA scrubbed the launch attempt due to weather. The flight test of Ar... More

Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 (201105150010HQ)

Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 (201105150010HQ)

The space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a after the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS), Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. During the mission, Endeav... More

Delta IV, WGS-09 Spacecraft Lift and Mate stages here

Delta IV, WGS-09 Spacecraft Lift and Mate stages here

Delta IV, WGS-09 Spacecraft Lift and Mate stages here at Space Launch Complex- 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Their are two operational launch pads on both coasts. Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape ... More

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying

The United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite is released from the Mobile Service Tower and is prepared for launch March 18, 2017, at Cape Canav... More

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced

Space and Missile Systems Center’s AEHF-5 (Advanced Extreme High Frequency) encapsulated satellite mated with an Atlas V launch vehicle rolls out in preparation for launch Aug 8, 2019 at Cape Canaveral Air Forc... More

An aerial view of the partially constructed payload preparation room, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

An aerial view of the partially constructed payload preparation room, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

A view, looking east, of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view, looking east, of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under constru...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMGT A. Washington Release Statu... More

Students selected from the winners of an international science fair tour the Kennedy Space Center

Students selected from the winners of an international science fair to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Released to ... More

Evening view of DSV-3 Delta 152 missile launch with Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite aboard

Evening view of DSV-3 Delta 152 missile launch with Geostationary Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

Titan IIIC launch vehicle C-38 lifts off from Complex 40

Titan IIIC launch vehicle C-38 lifts off from Complex 40

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

An air-to-air left side view of the space shuttle orbiter Discovery atop a NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft as it flies over the Space Launch Complex No. 6

An air-to-air left side view of the space shuttle orbiter Discovery at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

Overall view of the Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Overall view of the Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Doug Gruben Release Status:... More

A nighttime view of the space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, resting on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. The mobile service tower is in the background

A nighttime view of the space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Martin Release Status... More

View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", with the work enclosure in place around the shuttle. Exact Date Shot Unknown

View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in position on the Space Launch Compl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Walt Weible Release Status: Rele... More

Pre-dawn view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Pre-dawn view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Walt Weible Release Status: Rele... More

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six.  On the right is the mobile service tower

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO IV-B Satellite into orbit

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

A Telestar 401 Communications Satellite lifts off in a successful launch from complex 36B at 1940 hours eastern standard time aboard General Dynamics first Atlas IIAS Space Vehicle

A Telestar 401 Communications Satellite lifts off in a successful laun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

This launch marked the end of the Scout Spacelift Program. The Last Scout Rocket lifted its payload into space from space launch complex 5. The payload was a Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-2 (MSTI-2) low cost high performance satellite that collects and transfers data for the DOD and the enivironmental research. This view is from E-Station Remote Unmanned Tracking sight near the launch pad of the SLC-5. The first Scout launch was 23 August 1962

This launch marked the end of the Scout Spacelift Program. The Last Sc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joe Saunders Release Status: Rel... More

An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur Launch Vehicle carrying a classified Department of Defense payload was launched from Complex 41 at 4:58 A.M. EDT

An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur Launch Vehicle carrying a classified Dep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory Release Status: R... More

A Martin Marietta Atlas IIAS/AC-113 is poised on Launch Complex 36B ready to carry the INTELSAT VII#2 into orbit

A Martin Marietta Atlas IIAS/AC-113 is poised on Launch Complex 36B re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex 36A. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry the EHF follow-on #5 U.S. Navy Communications Satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bionetics Corp. Release Stat... More

A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas II AS/AC-121 was successfully launched from complex 36B at 3:08 am (EST) from the Cape. The expendable launch vehicle was carrying the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Astronautics Atlas II AS/AC-121 was successfully lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bionetics Release Status: Re... More

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin Atlas II sits poised on comlex 36A. The Atlas II, designated AC-125, carried a Hughes space and Communications Ultra High Frequency Follow On F-7 satellite

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin Atlas II sits poised on comlex 36A. T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory ... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostationary-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite-K (GOES-K) weather satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Once in orbit, GOES-K will be renamed GOES-10. The launch took place at 1:49 A.M. EDT

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info. TECH. Service Release Statu... More

An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of the 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Mark Borosch Release Stat... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS is poised on launch complex 36B. This launch vehicle, designated AC-133, carrying a "Superbird-C" communications satellite is scheduled for launch on 27 July 1997

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS is poised on launch complex 36B. This lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Range Visual Info. TECH. Service Release Statu... More

A Martin Marietta Atlas II/AC-112 is poised on Launch Complex 36A. It is ready to carry an EHF Follow-on into orbit

A Martin Marietta Atlas II/AC-112 is poised on Launch Complex 36A. It ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Imagery Laborator... More

A Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex II from Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB, California (CA). The rocket is carrying the Gravity Probe-B experiment, a co-developed project between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Stanford University, will intricately measure how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth

A Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex II from Vandenbe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee A. Osberry, Jr., USAF R... More

WGS-9 satellite launches from Florida

WGS-9 satellite launches from Florida

The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the WGS-9 spacecraft aboard a ULA Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at 8:18 p.m. ET March 18, 2017, at Cap... More

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronauts

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronauts

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule launches from Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, May 30, 2020 marking the return of huma... More

A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

An east side view of the railroad tracks leading toward the partially constructed receipt and storage (RIS) building, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6)

An east side view of the railroad tracks leading toward the partially ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

Aerial view of the construction underway at Space Launch Complex number Six (SLC-6)

Aerial view of the construction underway at Space Launch Complex numbe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An overall aerial view of the Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) construction site

An overall aerial view of the Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) construct...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Douglas C. Gruben Release S... More

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