Tag: Earth Science
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Carbon-monitoring instrument poised for launch to International Space Station
An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this image of the Florida peninsula April 20. Credit: NASA A $110 million NASA science instrument twice targeted for cancellation by the Trump administration is set for launch Tuesday inside the trunk of a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule for delivery to the International Space Station, where it…
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Photos: Final Delta 2 launch shines before dawn in California
Flying for the 155th and final time, a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket took off from California on Sept. 15 with NASA’s ICESat 2 satellite. The 128-foot-tall (39-meter) Delta 2 rocket climbed away from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 1302 GMT) on Sept. 15, riding around…
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Leftover Delta 2 rocket to go on display at Kennedy Space Center
The Delta 2 rocket launched Saturday featured four strap-on solid rocket boosters. ULA chief executive Tory Bruno said the same version of the Delta 2 will go on public display in Florida. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance plans to assemble leftover parts for a Delta 2 rocket display at the Kennedy Space Center…
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Early morning launch closes book on Delta 2 legacy spanning nearly 30 years
A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket lifted off at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 1302 GMT) Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket fired away from a California military base and disappeared into an overcast cloud deck Saturday on its final flight,…
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Live coverage: Final Delta 2 rocket launches from California
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket with NASA’s ICESat 2 satellite to measure global ice sheets. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. NASA TV’s live broadcast of the Delta 2 launch begins at 5:10 a.m. PDT (8:10 a.m. EDT; 1210 GMT).
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Engineers say goodbye to society-changing Delta 2 rocket
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Delta 2 rocket launched for the final time at 6:02 a.m. PDT (9:02 a.m. EDT; 1302 GMT) Saturday. Michael Freilich, head of NASA’s Earth science division, signs a star decal on the side of the Delta 2 rocket. ULA added 167 stars to the rocket, each containing up to five signatures from engineers,…
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Scientists eager to renew global ice measurements with ICESat 2 mission
Artist’s illustration of the ICESat 2 satellite and its six green laser beams designed to measure the height of ice sheets. Credit: NASA The satellite awaiting launch early Saturday from California aboard the final flight of the venerable Delta 2 rocket should allow scientists to more precisely track changes in our planet’s ice sheets, using…
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Installation of ice-measuring satellite caps assembly of last Delta 2 rocket
Technicians open and inspect the flight door to ICESat 2’s laser instrument shortly after the spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, in June. Credit: USAF 30th Space Wing/Timothy Trenkle NASA’s ICESat 2 satellite has been bolted atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as ground…
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Pioneering European winds observatory launched aboard Vega rocket
A Vega rocket lifted off Wednesday from French Guiana with the European Space Agency’s Aeolus Earth science mission. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin A European satellite hosting a spaceborne laser crafted to measure winds in Earth’s atmosphere rode a Vega launcher into orbit Wednesday from French Guiana, a thundering…
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Live coverage: Vega rocket lifts off with European winds observatory
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Vega rocket with the European Space Agency’s Aeolus winds observatory. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s video webcast is scheduled to begin at approximately 2100 GMT (5 p.m. EDT) Wednesday, and will be available on this page.