In the early hours the team heard the last launch go before Earthcare as it was too misty to see it. Earthcare is next!!

The satellite launched was NROL-146 a governmental mission.

It is all getting very real, we arrived this morning to find two enormous fairing halves dwarfing out satellite. i am sorry but no pictures are allowed.

The team continued with preparations and packing equipment that was no longer needed.

Also in Europe Earthcare is getting more attention as it approached launch.

The team also learnt more about the dangers of the beach by the base

Surf Beach off the coast of California’s Santa Barbara County has beautiful dunes, coastal flora, a backdrop of the Vandenberg Air Force Base — and a mysterious marine killer who attacks surfers in October every two years. Or at least, that’s what Discovery Channel researchers sought to prove in Tuesday night’s episode of “Shark Week.” Their investigation was inconclusive, but they refined methods for identifying sharks that will be useful in the aftermath of future attacks.