PACE spacecraft in fairing transported to be mated with a SpaceX Falcon 9

NASA’s PACE spacecraft encapsulated inside SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings is transported from the Astrotech Space Operations Facility on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, to be mated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 in preparation for liftoff.

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[01-Feb-24] NASA's PACE spacecraft encapsulated inside SpaceX's Falcon 9 payload fairings is transported from the Astrotech Space Operations Facility on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, to be mated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 in preparation for liftoff.