• A Delta II rocket streaks over Goleta just before 6:30 a.m. Jan. 31, 2015. The United Launch Alliance rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 6:22 a.m., carrying NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive craft. (Robert Bernstein)
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William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher

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Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.