VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers remove the shipping canvas off the Stage 0 motor for the Taurus XL launch vehicle. The motor will help carry NASA's Glory satellite into low Earth orbit. Glory is scheduled to launch in November from Vandenberg's Launch Pad SLC 576-E. Once Glory reaches orbit, it will collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon. It also will help scientists understand how the sun's irradiance affects Earth's climate. Photo credit: NASA_Randy Beaudoin, VAFB
Photographer NASA_Randy Beaudoin, VAFB
Album Glory