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The launch of the Delta 2 rocket occurred at 11: 00 am EST on Thursday, November 2, 2011 from Space Launch Complex 2 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission was a resupply mission to the ISS and was the second mission in the Delta 2 program. The primary payload was the second stage of the Delta 2 rocket, which carried the payload for the Department of Defense Space Test Program. The secondary payload was a NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite that will be used for tracking and relaying data from NASA satellites.

Earth looks like a blue marble, right? Well, hold on to your hats—this is what it looks like from space. If you've been watching the news lately and have been wondering what our planet looks like from above, this video will put your mind at ease. It's a beautiful view of our planet from space, and it's also a little bit scary how small we appear against it. We're just specks in this vast expanse of blue.