An operational space rocket has been projection mapped prior to its launch for the first time in history. Leading US-based projection mapping firm PaintScaping used six Christie 45,000 ISO lumens D4K40-RGB laser projectors supplied by Nationwide Video for the mapping of the 72-metre high United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Rocket.
United Launch Alliance is sending a mission into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for the National Reconnaissance Office, one of the big five intelligence agencies in the US which reports to the Department of Defense.