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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSats as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

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English: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSats as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:04 p.m. PDT Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The successful launch of the rocket, named “Noise of Summer,” completed the company’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract with the agency. The CubeSat missions were designed by universities and NASA centers to conduct climate studies, satellite technology development, and educational outreach to students.
Date Taken on 3 July 2024
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This image or video was catalogued by Kennedy Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: KSC-20240703-PH-FRF01_0024.

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Author NASA Kennedy Space Center / Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlama
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Johnson Space Center; Alpha rocket; Serenity; KUbeSat-1; SOC-I; Demo 2; ELaNa 43; MESAT1; Launch Services Program; CubeSat Launch Initiative; NASA; TeachEdSat-11; Venture-class; LSP; OwlSat; CatSat; CSLI; R5-S2; Teachers in Space; Ames Research Center; R5-S4; Vandenberg Space Force Base; Firefly Aerospace; Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite

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