Cool photo's of Delta II rocket launch

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On Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, an arc of light illuminates the pre-dawn sky at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as a Delta II rocket launches with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload. NPP carries five science instruments, including four new state-of-the-art sensors, which will provide critical data to help scientists understand the dynamics of long-term climate patterns and help meteorologists improve short-term weather forecasts.

Source: NASA - NPP Launch Arc


NPP Launch Arc
Taken October 28, 2011 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Another look at Delta II launch
Taken October 28, 2011 Goleta, California
Photo Credit: Tony Galvan