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Launch of weather-tracking satellite successfulLaunch of weather-tracking satellite successful
Launch of weather-tracking satellite successful

A weather satellite is successfully launched on a Delta IV booster on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 5/25/2006

Delta II Apr 28Delta II Apr 28
Delta II Apr 28

A Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex-2 here at 3:02 a.m. April 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Damwyk Roylan)
Delta II Apr 28


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Posted: 5/23/2006

Thor Agena AThor Agena A
Thor Agena A

DAYTON, Ohio - Thor Agena A launch vehicle in the Missile and Space Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 5/23/2006

CloudSat/Calipso launchCloudSat/Calipso launch
CloudSat/Calipso launch

NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations - launched from here April 28 atop a Delta II rocket. The 22nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base provided Air Force Satellite Control Network support for the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Thom Baur, Boeing)
CloudSat/Calipso


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Posted: 5/22/2006

Orbiter rolls outOrbiter rolls out
Orbiter rolls out

The orbiter Discovery rolls out of the Orbiter Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 12, en route to the vehicle assemble building for preparations for a scheduled July Space Shuttle launch. The 45th Weather Squadron provided weather support for the move. The 45th Space Wing’s support for Space Shuttle launches includes range, weather, security and public affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Coffman)
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Posted: 5/22/2006

Delta II launch successfulDelta II launch successful
Delta II launch successful

A Delta II rocket takes off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., at 03:02 a.m. local time on Friday, April 28, 2006. The rocket was carrying NASA?s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations, or CALIPSO, and CloudSat satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mr. Brian Gavin)
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Posted: 4/28/2006

Atlas V rocket successfully launches satelliteAtlas V rocket successfully launches satellite
Atlas V rocket successfully launches satellite

An Atlas 5 booster blasts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla, on Thursday, April 20, 2006. The rocket carried a commercial television satellite into orbit. (Lockheed Martin Corporation photo/Pat Corkery)
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Posted: 4/21/2006

Atlas VAtlas V
Atlas V

Expendable Launch Vehicle, known as EELV, is designed to improve our nation¡¦s access to space by making space launch vehicles more affordable and reliable. The program is replacing the existing fleet of launch systems with two families of launch vehicles, each using common components and common infrastructure. The vehicles are the Boeing Delta IV and Lockheed Martin Atlas V. EELV¡¦s operability improvements over current systems include a standard payload interface, standardized launch pads and increased off-pad processing.
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Posted: 3/10/2006

Minuteman reunion at Cape CanaveralMinuteman reunion at Cape Canaveral
Minuteman reunion at Cape Canaveral

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFPN) -- Retired missileers and their family members reminisce at Complex 31 during a reunion Feb. 1 marking the 45th anniversary of the first launch of an Air Force Minuteman missile. The silo at Complex 31 now serves as the burial vault for the Space Shuttle Challenger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Warren)
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Posted: 2/2/2006

Atlas V launchAtlas V launch
Atlas V launch

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFPN) -- An Atlas V rocket launches from Space Launch Complex 41 here Jan. 19 on a nine-year mission to explore the planet Pluto and the edge of the solar system. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Atlas V launch


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Posted: 1/23/2006

Mercury Atlas 6 LiftoffMercury Atlas 6 Liftoff
Mercury Atlas 6 Liftoff

Liftoff of Mercury Atlas 6, John Glenn's orbital flight, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Feb. 20, 1962, at 9:47 a.m. Glenn's three orbits covered more than 75,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/28/2005

Weather Airmen protect shuttleWeather Airmen protect shuttle
Weather Airmen protect shuttle

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Janel Uiterwyk stands in front of Space Shuttle Endeavour which is mounted on a modified Boeing 747 here. The 747 is used to ferry the shuttle to its original landing site if forced to land in another location. Sergeant Uiterwyk is assigned to the 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Michael Jennings)
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Posted: 4/19/2005

    

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