Delta II rocket launches from Vandenberg

Air Force Link ^ | 6 May 2002 | AFPN Staff

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05/06/02 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- A Boeing Delta II rocket successfully launched here at 2:55 a.m. May 4. The rocket carried a NASA imaging satellite designed to gather information about the Earth’s water cycle during a six-year mission to determine the effect, if any, of climate change. This was the second Delta II launched from Vandenberg this year.

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Don't worry, Ahkmed, we're just launching these so that we can look at the clouds. Trust me!!

Follow the source link to see a cool pic of the launch.

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Ping!!

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fyi

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A Boeing Delta II rocket successfully launched here at 2:55 a.m. May 4.

And the significance of this is...

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Not much, it's only American rocket technology that will help us fight a war. It's trivial, really.