Vandenberg Airmen launched a Delta II rocket Dec. 14, 2009, from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite.

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Vandenberg Airmen launched a Delta II rocket Dec. 14, 2009, from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite.

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