moon over L1011

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van holds equipment to monitor satellite for last minute checks

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Orbital Sciences L1011 "Stargazer" with Pegasus rocket, which carried OrbView3 into orbit a few hours later. Vandenberg AFB, California. Picture by my friend Dan Kirby.

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robbed says:

720 views and no comments??? Can someone tell me where you're all coming from?
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bethsaw says:

It's a link in an article on salon.com:

www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/20/flickr/ index1.html
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Bistrosavage says:

So the rocket is deployed from below the L1011. What is your job in this system?
Posted 61 months ago. ( permalink )

robbed says:

I helped build and test (and later operate) the satellite.
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takekazu says:

grate job!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Charles Burkett says:

Nice image. I found you from this link:
www.stephanspencer.com/content/flickr
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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