Delta 2
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VideoCamera aboard Delta 2 rocket watches SMAP begin life in orbit
A video camera mounted aboard the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket beamed back remarkable views of NASA's SMAP spacecraft being deployed into orbit and opening its solar panels Saturday.
VideoFull story: Delta 2 rises to occasion with SMAP observatory
The ever-dependable Delta 2 rocket continued its flawless service to NASA and Earth sciences Saturday with the launch of a $916 million environmental probe focused on producing global maps of soil moisture from space.
VideoVideo: Preparing Delta 2 and SMAP for flight
Narrated flow tapes of the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket and NASA's SMAP spacecraft for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Photos: Gantry rollback from Delta 2
The mobile service tower is retracted from the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for the first launch attempt of NASA's SMAP spacecraft.
Live coverage: Delta 2 launches
A Delta 2 rocket has lifted off from California's Central Coast on Saturday with a NASA environmental satellite designed to improve flood and drought forecasts, map moisture in Earth's soils, and track the planet's water cycle.
VideoVideo: Delta 2/SMAP pre-launch news conference
NASA, United Launch Alliance and Air Force officials hold the pre-launch news conference for the Delta 2 rocket with the agency's SMAP environmental satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Jan. 27.
All systems ‘go’ for Delta 2 rocket launch of SMAP
The SMAP observatory to map soil moisture distribution from 426 miles in space and its workhorse booster have been cleared for launch Thursday morning from California.
Weather looking good for Delta 2 launch
The weather outlook is 80 percent favorable for launch of the Delta 2 rocket early Thursday morning from California, with cloud thickness posing the only worry, meteorologists report.
VideoPreview story: Launch of Delta 2 rocket with NASA probe Thursday
From weather forecasting to agricultural benefits, a new NASA mission launching this week will provide unprecedented resolution, accuracy and coverage of soil moisture on a world-wide basis every three days for the next three years.
Flight Readiness Review passed for next week’s Delta 2 launch
The Delta 2 rocket and the SMAP spacecraft passed the Flight Readiness Review today that assessed the progress of work and granted approval to proceed with loading the storable hypergolics into the second stage.