NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation satellite lifted off aboard Boeing's Delta II rocket.

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Washington, DC, United States

NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation satellite (ICESat) and Cosmic Hot Interstellar Spectrometer (CHIPS) satellite lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif at 4:45 p.m. PST aboard Boeing's Delta II rocket. ICESat will examine the role that ice plays in global climate change, while CHIPSat will explore the composition of our galaxy. [Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls]

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Title: NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation satellite lifted off aboard Boeing's Delta II rocket.
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