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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Delta Launch
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Full Description:
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The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. Kevin Forsyth remarks that "Delta is one of the most enduring members of the original family of US space launch vehicles and has long been known as 'the workhorse of space.'" For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full_Description
The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. Kevin Forsyth remarks that "Delta is one of the most enduring members of the original family of US space launch vehicles and has long been known as 'the workhorse of space.'" For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full Description
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Date:
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UNKNOWN
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NASA Center:
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Headquarters
NASA_Center
Headquarters
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
Subject_Category
Rocket Launches
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Delta
Subject_Category
Delta
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Launch
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Keywords:
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Vanguard
Keywords
Vanguard
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Delta
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Keywords:
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vehicle
Keywords
vehicle
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Thor
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_where:
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Kentucky
facet_where
Kentucky
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1959
facet_when
1959
facet_when
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facet_when:
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2002
facet_when
2002
facet_when
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facet_when:
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May 13, 1960
facet_when
May 13, 1960
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1960
facet_when_year
1960
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1959
facet_when_year
1959
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2002
facet_when_year
2002
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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DeltaLift-off
Image_#
DeltaLift-off
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 037
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 037
UID
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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DeltaLift-off
Center_Number
DeltaLift-off
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00037
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00037
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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NASA
Original_Source
NASA
Original Source
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