Views of Liftoff
The United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive observatory launches from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California at 9:22 a.m. EST on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
In this long-exposure photograph, the Delta II crosses the sky above Vandenberg Air Force Base as photographers on the ground work to capture the flight. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
