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Launch photo gallery SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: April 20, 2004
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The Boeing Delta 2 rocket launches with NASA's Gravity Probe-B spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (4min 16sec file)
Umbilicals connecting the Delta rocket to the launch pad yank away as the vehicle lifts off. (175sec file)
Liftoff as seen from a camera mounted on the mobile service tower next to the Delta 2 rocket. (26sec file)
A camera positioned on the back side of the Space Launch Complex-2 West provides this angle of liftoff. (19sec file)
The Gravity Probe-B spacecraft is successfully deployed from the Delta rocket as seen by an onboard video camera. (2min 20sec file)
An interview with NASA launch manager Chuck Dovale following the successful deployment of Gravity Probe-B. (2min 20sec file)