{"id":10573,"date":"2022-04-17T01:16:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-vertical-on-vandenberg-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T01:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T17:16:57","slug":"photos-falcon-9-rocket-vertical-on-vandenberg-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-vertical-on-vandenberg-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 rocket vertical on Vandenberg launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Saturday at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after a two-day delay caused by technical and weather problems. The rocket will carry a classified payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is set for 6:13 a.m. EDT (9:13 a.m. EDT; 1313 GMT) Sunday to begin SpaceX\u2019s 14th mission of the year, and the third from Vandenberg, a military base on California\u2019s Central Coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket will fly with a first stage booster reused from a previous NRO mission in February. The booster will return to Vandenberg for an onshore landing about eight minutes after launch, while the rocket\u2019s second stage delivers its top secret cargo into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Read our mission preview story for more details.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56440\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56440\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre1-678x564.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket stands vertical on Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56441\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56441\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre2-678x485.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56442\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56442\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre3-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre3-678x529.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56443\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56443\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre4-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre4-678x393.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56444\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56444\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre5.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre5-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre5-678x478.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56445\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56445\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre6.jpg 483w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/f9nrol85-pre6-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Gene Blevins \/ LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Saturday at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after a two-day delay caused by technical and weather problems. 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