PIA14073: Final Checks of Aquarius Instrument
Less than two months before launch, team members conduct their final checks of NASA's Aquarius instrument at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Subsequent final instrument tests will be conducted on the launch pad.
 Mission:  Aquarius 
 Spacecraft:  Aquarius/SAC-D
 Product Size:  2592 x 3888 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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Less than two months before launch, team members conduct their final checks of NASA's Aquarius instrument at the Spaceport Systems International Integrated Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Subsequent final instrument tests will be conducted on the launch pad.

For more information on Aquarius, visit http://www.aquarius.nasa.gov.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2011-04-29