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OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The mobile service tower is rolled away from the Delta II launcher at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for hoisting the fairin... More

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A technician working inside the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, completes final tasks in preparation for its move from t... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane is employed to lift half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg A... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers maneuver half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, secured in a transportation hardware cradle, is towed to the Horizontal Processing F... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned inside the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenber... More

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, rests on a transportation cradle in the Horizontal Integration Facility at Space Lau... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, have arrived in the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II ... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, and its transportation hardware cradle roll into the Horizontal Processing Facility ... More

OCO-2 - Delta II Install 2nd Stage Nozzle

OCO-2 - Delta II Install 2nd Stage Nozzle

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the engine bell is installed around the second-stage nozzle of the... More

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A worker in the Horizontal Integration Facility inspects the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, before its move to Space La... More

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 1st Stage Booster Preps. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A tethered worker in the Horizontal Integration Facility prepares the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, for its move to Sp... More

OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers prepare to hoist the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, seen in... More

OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

OCO-2 Tower Roll Prior to Fairing Hoist

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers roll the mobile service tower away from the Delta II launcher behind them at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for hois... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers transfer half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II l... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A worker surveys the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, secured in a transportation hardware cradle, that he delivered to t... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned onto a launch stand in the mobile service tower at Space ... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane lifts half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, up the side of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg ... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned into the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II laun... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in C... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers remove the protective wrap from half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg ... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, hangs in a vertical position beside the mobile service tower at Space L... More

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrive at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Operations... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers in the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California steady the ... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers prepare the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, for its lift into the mobile service tower at Space Lau... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers secure the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, onto a launch stand in the mobile service tower at Space... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into a vertical position beside the mobile service tower at S... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers attach a crane onto half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Ba... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is transferred through the portal into the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top ... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, are moved into position in the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of th... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A worker maneuvers the transporter towing the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, at the Horizontal Processing Facility at S... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to lift the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into the mobile service tower at Spac... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to lift the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into the mobile service tower at Spac... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the portal to the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta I... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers maneuver half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, newly arrived at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is positioned next to the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex ... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is transferred into the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 ... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lowered onto a transportation hardware cradle in the Building 836 hangar at Space... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Va... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted toward the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta II launch... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted from its transporter beside the mobile service tower at Space... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers prepare to lift the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, from its transportation trailer in the Building 836 hangar a... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to transport the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, from the Horizontal Processing F... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers monitor the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, as it is lifted from its transporter beside the mobile ... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into a vertical position beside the mobile service tower at S... More

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Both halves of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, are towed from the Building 836 hangar to Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Forc... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers in the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California prepare to ... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted from its transporter beside the mobile service tower at Space... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Work platforms are moved into place around the upper end of the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, in the envi... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted into a vertical position beside the mobile service tower at S... More

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster on Stand. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers attach the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, to a lifting device at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenb... More

 OCO-2-Delta II 2nd Stage Arrival

OCO-2-Delta II 2nd Stage Arrival

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The second stage for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the Building 836 hangar on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. OCO-2 is scheduled... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The truck transporting the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, backs toward the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch Complex ... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The truck transporting the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives outside the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch Compl... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to offload the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch Co... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is towed to the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenbe... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, rests on a transportation hardware cradle in the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers steady the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, as it is lifted from its transportation trailer in the Building 836 h... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Workers secure the Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, onto a transportation hardware cradle in the Building 836 hangar at S... More

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Arrival. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the Horizontal Processing Facility at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenber... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – It's mission accomplished for the transportation trailer that delivered NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, to the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch Com... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A mobile crane is enlisted to lift NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, from its transportation trailer in the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch Complex ... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lifted from its transportation trailer in the Building 836 hangar at Space Launch... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is suspended above its transportation trailer in the Building 836 hangar at Space La... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is lowered onto a transportation hardware cradle in the Building 836 hangar at Space... More

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

OCO-2 Booster Offload. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Delta first-stage booster for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is suspended midair during its transfer from its transportation trailer to a transpo... More

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

OCO-2 Fairing Bi-Sector Halves Transport

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, is towed from the Building 836 hangar to Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base i... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Operations are u... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to lift half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, into a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vanden... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at the portal of the environmental enclosure, or clean room, at the top of the Delta I... More

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

OCO-2: Hoisting the Fairing Halves up the MST

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The second half of the fairing for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, or OCO-2, arrives at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Opera... More