Up and Away!

Luke Vibal, a first-grade student at St. Mary of the Assumption School in Santa Maria, Calif., watches a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blast into orbit carrying a NASA payload. Students from St. Mary's visited the base as part of a science field trip Feb. 11, 2013. Luke is the son of Natalie and Capt. Ludell Vibal, a launch mission manager. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Stacie N. Shafran)

30th SW commander hosed

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Following the launch of a Atlas V rocket, the 30th Space Wing commander received the service's traditional "hose down" celebration at the Western Range Operations Control Center here Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Col. Nina Armagno, 30th SW commander, directed her final launch as the commander of the space wing here during the launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th SW commander hosed

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Following the launch of a Atlas V rocket, the 30th Space Wing commander received the service's traditional "hose down" celebration at the Western Range Operations Control Center here Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Col. Nina Armagno, 30th SW commander, directed her final launch as the commander of the space wing here during the launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V launches Atlas V

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team V launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a NASA payload at 10:02 a.m. here Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. The Atlas V was launched from Space Launch Complex-3 and was the sixth launch for Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)

Team V launches Atlas V rocket

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team V launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a NASA payload at 10:02 a.m. here Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. The Atlas V was launched from Space Launch Complex-3 and was the sixth launch for Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V launches Atlas V rocket

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team V launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a NASA payload at 10:02 a.m. here Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. The Atlas V was launched from Space Launch Complex-3 and was the sixth launch for Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)