Photos Of First Stage Of Delta II Rocket

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First Stage Delta II Rocket Photo Number: KSC-99PC-8 High Resolution JPEG - 930K The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is raised off a truck bed before being lifted into place on the tower at Launch Complex 17, Cape Canaveral Air Station.	First Stage Delta II Rocket Photo Number: KSC-99PC-9 High Resolution JPEG - 1.3 MB The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is lifted to its vertical position on the tower at Launch Complex 17, Cape Canaveral Air Station.
First Stage Delta II Rocket Photo Number: KSC-99PC-10 High Resolution JPEG - 905K The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is guided to its vertical position on the tower at Launch Complex 17, Cape Canaveral Air Station.	First Stage Delta II Rocket Photo Number: KSC-99PC-11 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB Workers at Cape Canaveral Air Station help guide the first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket to its vertical position on the tower at Launch Complex 17.
First Stage Delta II Rocket Photo Number: KSC-99PC-12 High Resolution JPEG - 1.6 MB The first stage of a Boeing Delta II rocket is in position on the mobile tower (at right) at Launch Complex 17. At left is the launch tower.