A solid rocket motor for a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is moved into the hazardous processing facility at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft in 2017. The JPSS launch will use nine solid rocket motors as part of the Delta II rocket.
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NASA/Randy Beaudoin
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A solid rocket motor for a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is moved into the hazardous processing facility at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft in 2017. The JPSS launch will use nine solid rocket motors as part of the Delta II rocket.