Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians offload the second stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which it was tran... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the avionics shelf on the third stage of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the In... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the three stages of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket have been mated in preparation for the launch the Interface Regio... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the three stages of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket have been mated in preparation for the launch the Interface Regio... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit is moved from a hangar onto a transporter at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for In... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Pegasus XL rocket with the attached Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph IRIS solar observatory rolled out of the hangar on i... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, mission managers participate in a pre-launch dress rehearsal in the Launch Vehicle Data Center for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the wing on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectr... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - A mission logo decal for the launch of NASA's...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - A mission logo decal for the launch of NASA's IRIS solar observatory aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket. The decal is on the side of the Pegasus. Engineers are working inside ... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that...
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking place in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base where IRIS, s... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL ro... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that...
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking place in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base where IRIS, s... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit is moved from a hangar onto a transporter at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for In... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, mission managers participate in a pre-launch dress rehearsal in the Launch Vehicle Data Center for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Final preparations are underway at...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Final preparations are underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the departure of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft and Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket will ca... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Va...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare the wing for a fit check with the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL launch vehicle. ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the aft skirt on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging S... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket undergo...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket undergoes launch preparations inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base for NASA's IRIS mission, short for Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to install a radial retract...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to install a radial retraction system on NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar obse... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members watch as engineers conn...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members watch as engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will li... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL ro... More
VANDENBERG AFB – The payload fairing locked in place over NASA's IRIS ...
VANDENBERG AFB – The payload fairing locked in place over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in Ju... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members prepare to move the sec...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members prepare to move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pe... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit is moved from a hangar onto a transporter at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for In... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The launch crew of the Orbital Sciences L-101...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The launch crew of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" after arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's Pegasus XL rocket lifting ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraf...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft departs from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30 p.m. EDT, headed over the Pacific Ocean to release the Pegasus XL rocket carr... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare to offload the third stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which i... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians offload the first stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which it was transported. NAS... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is ta... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is ta... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Engineers attach the starboard side of the payload fa...
VANDENBERG AFB – Engineers attach the starboard side of the payload fairing into place for NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the s... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June is seen in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for Interface Region... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircra...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30 p.m. EDT, headed over the Pacific Ocean to release the Pegasus XL rocket c... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Videographer Lori Losey boards an ...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Videographer Lori Losey boards an F-18 aircraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The F-18 "chase plane" will accompany the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft as it t... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraf...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft departs from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 9:30 p.m. EDT, headed over the Pacific Ocean to release the Pegasus XL rocket carr... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare to offload the first stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which it was transporte... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians offload the second stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which it was tran... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare to offload the third stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which i... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the avionics shelf on the third stage of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the In... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spac...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spacecraft to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking plac... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is ta... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers install a radial retraction system ...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers install a radial retraction system on NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory int... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers monitor the connection of ...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers monitor the connection of the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift t... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers conduct inspections on NASA's IRIS ...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers conduct inspections on NASA's IRIS spacecraft with blacklights before the payload fairing before it is connected. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pega... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Videographer Lori Losey, back seat...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Videographer Lori Losey, back seat, and pilot Jim Less board an F-18 aircraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The F-18 will be the "chase plane" for the Orbital S... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – A truck carrying all three stages ...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – A truck carrying all three stages of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrogra... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Va...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians assist as a crane lowers the wing closer for a fit check with the Orbital Sciences Pegasu... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the wing on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectr... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spec...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, is being readied for mating to the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the spacecraft. A fairing wi... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spac...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spacecraft to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking plac... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is ta... More
VANDENBERG AFB – The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift...
VANDENBERG AFB – The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June is seen after the payload fairing was connected over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The work is taking pl... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRI...
VANDENBERG AFB – Engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in ... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June is seen in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for Interface Region... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. – A look through the inside of the fuselage of ...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. – A look through the inside of the fuselage of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" after arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, mission managers participate in a pre-launch dress rehearsal in the Launch Vehicle Data Center for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, mission managers participate in a pre-launch dress rehearsal in the Launch Vehicle Data Center for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Va...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians assist as a crane lowers the wing closer for a fit check with the Orbital Sciences Pegasu... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the wing on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectr... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the wing on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectr... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spac...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers prepare to connect NASA's IRIS spacecraft to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking plac... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers unwrap NASA's IRIS spacecraft after its connection to the nose of an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is ta... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of...
VANDENBERG AFB – Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL ro... More
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that...
VANDENBERG AFB – Detail of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June. The work is taking place in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base where IRIS, s... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit is moved from a hangar onto a transporter at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for In... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences launch team monitors the...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences launch team monitors the Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit as the rocket and payload are moved from a hangar onto a transpor... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Pegasus XL rocket with the attached Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph IRIS solar observatory rolled out of the hangar on i... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vande...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Technicians and engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California mate the Pegasus XL rocket with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory to ... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An F-18 aircraft flies by a launch...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An F-18 aircraft flies by a launch pad as it departs from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The plane will serve as the "chase plane" accompanying the Orbital Sciences... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Va...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians assist as a crane moves the wing closer for a fit check with the Orbital Sciences Pegasus... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spec...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, is being readied for mating to the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the spacecraft. IRIS will b... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - A mission logo decal for the launch of NASA's...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. - A mission logo decal for the launch of NASA's IRIS solar observatory aboard an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket. The decal is on the side of the Pegasus. Engineers are working inside ... More
VANDENBERG AFB - Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairin...
VANDENBERG AFB - Orbital Sciences engineers connect the payload fairing over NASA's IRIS spacecraft. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar observato... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's Pegasus XL rocket lifting NASA's IRIS solar observa... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The launch crew of the Orbital Sciences L-101...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The launch crew of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" after arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's Pegasus XL rocket lifting ... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's Pegasus XL rocket lifting NASA's IRIS solar observa... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Pegasus XL rocket with the attached Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph IRIS solar observatory rolled out of the hangar on i... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA hosted a prelaunch news conference on the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory scheduled to laun... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An F-18 aircraft departs from Vand...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An F-18 aircraft departs from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The plane will serve as the "chase plane" accompanying the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft as it trans... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians prepare to offload the first stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket from the truck in which it was transporte... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – A truck carrying the third stage o...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – A truck carrying the third stage of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrogra... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Va...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – Inside a processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians assist as a crane moves the wing closer for a fit check with the Orbital Sciences Pegasus... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, technicians install the wing on the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket which will launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectr... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in Ca...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the three stages of the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket have been mated in preparation for the launch the Interface Regio... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spec...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, is being readied for mating to the Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket that will launch the spacecraft. A fairing wi... More
VANDENBERG AFB – NASA's IRIS spacecraft before the second half of the ...
VANDENBERG AFB – NASA's IRIS spacecraft before the second half of the payload fairing is installed over it. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift the solar ob... More
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers conduct inspections on NASA's IRIS ...
VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Engineers conduct inspections on NASA's IRIS spacecraft with blacklights before the payload fairing before it is connected. The fairing connects to the nose of the Orbital Sciences Pega... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that w...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket that will lift NASA's IRIS solar observatory into orbit in June is seen in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base. IRIS, short for Interface Region... More
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The cockpit of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 ai...
VANDENBERG ABF, Calif. - The cockpit of the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft called "Stargazer" after arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the upcoming launch of the company's Pegasus XL rocket lifting NASA... More