Up, up and away Pegasus

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket attached to the underbelly of an L-1011 “Stargazer” carrier aircraft takes off at the base flightline here Thursday, June 27, 2013. The launch of a Pegasus XL rocket launched from the “Stargazer” carrier aircraft off the coast of Monterey Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Up, up and away Pegasus

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A L-1011 “Stargazer” carrier aircraft carrying an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket takes off at the base flightline here Thursday, June 27, 2013. The launch of a Pegasus XL rocket launched from the “Stargazer” carrier aircraft off the coast of Monterey Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

There is a NuStar in the sky

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- An Orbital Sciences Corporation owned L-1011 "Stargazer” takes-off with a Pegasus rocket carrying the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array satellite here Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The NuSTAR satellite will image high-energy X-rays, giving scientists a new perspective on black holes, supernovae and galactic nuclei. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

There is a NuStar in the sky

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- An Orbital Sciences Corporation owned L-1011 "Stargazer? takes-off with a Pegasus rocket carrying the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array satellite here Tuesday, June 5, 2012. The NuSTAR satellite will image high-energy X-rays, giving scientists a new perspective on black holes, supernovae and galactic nuclei. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Diablo Canyon sends boric acid to Japan from Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Members of the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron Transportation Management Office, prepare pallets of boric acid for shipment to Japan on Thursday March, 17, 2011. Approximately 34,000 pounds of boric acid from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant is being sent to aid in the cooling of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Complex. Boric acid is used in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Diablo Canyon sends boric acid to Japan from Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A C-17 cargo aircraft from McCord Air Force Base, Wash., waits to receive its load of 34,000 pounds of boric acid from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant for transport to Japan on Thursday, March 17, 2011. The boric acid is being sent to aid in the cooling of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Complex. Boric acid is used in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)