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Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tags
model
space
facilities
california
vandenberg air force base
space launch complex
high resolution
us air force
usaf
air force base
spacecraft
launch pad
rocket launch
us national archives
Date
01/09/1980
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Link
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