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A technician is pointing to a vent hole in the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer or P-POD had been applied and the bracket interface installed.

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician is pointing to a vent hole in the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer , or P-POD, assembly
after a sheet of silver reflective tape to protect it from the sun had been applied and the bracket interface installed. The bracket will serve as a connection interface between the P-POD and the aft end of the Taurus rocket's third stage. The P-POD will hold three CubeSats or tiny satellites, designed and created by university and college students that will be carried on the Taurus rocket along with the Glory spacecraft.


The Orbital Sciences Corp. Taurus XL rocket will carry NASA's Glory spacecraft into low Earth orbit. Once Glory reaches orbit, it will collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon. It also will help scientists understand how the sun's irradiance affects Earth's climate. Launch is scheduled for 5:09 a.m. EST Feb. 23. For information, visit www.nasa.gov/glory. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB

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  • Title: A technician is pointing to a vent hole in the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer or P-POD had been applied and the bracket interface installed.
  • Location: Vandenberg AFB, CA
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
  • About Title: To help you find images you’re searching for, previously untitled images have been labelled automatically based on their description

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