Mission Success for Boeing-Built Micro-satellite -- A View from Above - Feb 5, 2003

Mission Success for Boeing-Built Micro-satellite -- A View from Above

Below is a picture of the Delta II rocket taken in space by the XSS-10 satellite's on board camera. The satellite transmitted the image back to earth shortly after it separated from the booster to conduct its mission. The XSS-10 came within 100 meters (328 feet) of the Delta II rocket.

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