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Rocket: Delta 2
Payload: WISE
Date: Dec. 14, 2009
Time: 6:09 to 6:23 a.m. PST (9:09-9:23 a.m. EST)
Site: SLC-2W, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

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Delta 2 rocket launches WISE

The Delta 2 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 6:09 a.m. PST carrying NASA's WISE infrared space telescope that promises to discover millions of objects never seen before and revolutionize our view of the Universe

Photo credit: Bill Hartenstein/United Launch Alliance













Credit: Bill Hartenstein/United Launch Alliance
 

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