VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Stage 0 motor, foreground, soon will be installed to the interstage, background. The two segments, along with two other stages, will make up the four-stage Taurus XL rocket that will 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
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