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A Minuteman III missile booster is lowered into the tube at Launch Facility-04 Feb. 25, 2015, during emplacement for Glory Trip-215, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile was fitted with an unarmed re-entry vehicle used specifically for operational test launches to provide data to the Air Force about the performance of the missile.

PHOTO BY: Michael Peterson
VIRIN: 160225-F-DD985-1007.JPG
FULL SIZE: 2.38 MB
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CAMERA

NIKON D3

LENS

14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/80

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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