And to make certain the government's ability to spy is enhanced, a new spy satellite is set for laun
And to make certain the government's ability to spy is enhanced, a new spy satellite is set for launch tomorrow morning from Vandenberg AFB:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-521bdeb9/turbine/la-delta-iv-launches-from-vandenberg-air-force-009/582
Monster rocket to blast off from Pacific coast, rattle Southland
By W.J. Hennigan
August 27, 2013, 6:05 a.m.
The nation’s largest rocket is ready to blast off from Vandenberg Air Force Base north of Santa Barbara, carrying a massive, top-secret spy satellite for the federal government.
As early as 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, the 235-foot Delta IV Heavy rocket will lift off from the base's Space Launch Complex 6, leaving a thick white plume over the Pacific.
The rocket, the tallest ever to be launched from the base, is set to place a classified spacecraft into polar orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, the covert umbrella agency that operates spy satellites.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-vandenberg-monster-rocket-launch-20130826,0,1005990.story
http://www.boeing.com/boeing/defense-space/space/delta/delta4/delta4.page