News Archive / Tagged: ICESat-2
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Gallery: ICESat-2 closes Delta II era with another success
Matthew KuhnsSeptember 15th, 2018The last flight of a ULA Delta II rocket was carried out on Saturday, Sept. 15 from Vandenberg Air Force base in California. As was the case so many times in the past - its final mission was a success.
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Going out in style: Delta II completes its final mission with launch of ICESat-2
Jim SharkeySeptember 15th, 2018NASA's ICESat-2 thundered into orbit atop a ULA Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ending the 30-year career of the venerable booster.
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As ICESat-2 set to open new era of Earth observation, era of Delta II poised to close
Jim SharkeySeptember 13th, 2018While the new ICESat-2 mission will help us gain a better understanding of the dynamics of our home world - it will also mark the end of the Delta II rocket's long history.
