The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the NASA German Research Centre for Geosciences GRACE Follow-On spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base May 22, 2018 in Vandenberg, California. The GRACE-FO mission is sharing its ride to orbit with five Iridium NEXT communications satellites as part of a commercial ride share agreement.

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