Second Stage

03.14.03

The second stage of a Delta II rocket intended for Spitzer, but ultimately used for a Mars mission due to a scheduling change.

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	June 22 Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic Worlds
	April 28 Spitzer Telescope Reveals the Precise Timing of a Black Hole Dance
	April 17 California Nebula Stars in Final Mosaic by NASA's Spitzer
	April 9 In a First, NASA Measures Wind Speed on a Brown Dwarf
	January 30 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical Discovery

	June 22 HIP 67522 b: The Youngest Known Hot Jupiter
	April 29 Sizes of Black Holes in Galaxy OJ 287 Relative to the Solar System
	April 28 Black Hole Disk Flare in Galaxy OJ 287
	April 17 Spitzer California Nebula Mosaic Callout
	April 17 Spitzer California Nebula Mosaic
	April 9 Brown Dwarf Comparison
	April 9 Windy Brown Dwarf
	January 28 Kelt-9b: The Hottest Hot Jupiter (Tall)
	January 28 Kelt-9b: The Hottest Hot Jupiter (Wide)
	January 27 Tarantula Nebula Spitzer 2-Color Image

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