COLLECTION NAME:
Kepler Image Gallery
Record
Title:
On Launch Pad 17-B
Creator:
NASA
Description:
On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around NASA's Kepler spacecraft, atop the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the rocket and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
Date:
3/2/09
Identifier:
315467main_keplerpayloadfairing_full
MediaType:
Image
Year:
2009
