Atlas IIAS - Ready to go

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—The last Atlas IIAS rocket launched from here Dec. 2. It carried a National Reconnaissance Office payload. The space launch complex will be refurbished to accommodate the Atlas V rocket. Atlas V is one of two evolved expendable launch vehicles set to provide medium and heavy space-lift capability here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Molly Gilliam)