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Vans escort the space shuttle Enterprise as its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter carries it to Space Launch Complex Six

Vans escort the space shuttle Enterprise as its specially-designed 76-...

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The space shuttle Enterprise is moved into the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter

The space shuttle Enterprise is moved into the shuttle assembly buildi...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. In the background is the mobile service tower

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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The space shuttle Enterprise passes through a hillside that has been cut to clear its wingspan. The orbiter is en route to Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter

The space shuttle Enterprise passes through a hillside that has been c...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise parked aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter at Space Launch Complex Six

An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise parked aboard its spe...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise moving toward the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter

An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise moving toward the shu...

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The space shuttle Enterprise is lifted off its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter by two overhead cranes at Space Launch Complex Six. The crane on the left is from the mobile service tower and the crane on the right is from the shuttle assembly building

The space shuttle Enterprise is lifted off its specially-designed 76-w...

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The space shuttle Enterprise moves toward the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter

The space shuttle Enterprise moves toward the shuttle assembly buildin...

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An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise moving toward the shuttle assembly building at Space Launch Complex Six aboard its specially-designed 76-wheel transporter. In the background are the payload changeout room and the payload preparation room

An overhead view of the space shuttle Enterprise moving toward the shu...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rodney Williams, a security policeman, guards the space shuttle Enterprise at Space Launch Complex Six

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rodney Williams, a security policeman, guards...

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Overall view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Overall view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Spa...

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View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launc...

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View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", with the work enclosure in place around the shuttle. Exact Date Shot Unknown

View of Space Shuttle Enterprise in position on the Space Launch Compl...

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Pre-dawn view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Pre-dawn view of Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Sp...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. On the far right is the mobile service tower and on the left are the payload preparation room, payload changeout room and the shuttle assembly building (marked USAF)

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. In the background is the mobile service tower and in the left foreground is a portion of the shuttle assembly building

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount at Space Launch Complex Six. On the far right is the mobile service tower and on the left are the payload preparation room, payload changeout room and the shuttle assembly building (marked USAF)

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rocket boosters, rests on the launch mount next to the access tower at Space Launch Complex Six. On the right is the mobile service tower

The space shuttle Enterprise, mated to an external tank and solid rock...

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A Trident II (D-5) missile clears the launch pad during a US Navy developmental test flight. The missile is designed for submerged firing from the ninth nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, USS TENNESSEE (SSBN 734). The first eight Ohio class ballistic missile submarines will be backfitted to carry the Trident II missile in accodance with regularly scheduled shipyard availability. Note: Fifth view in a series of seven

A Trident II (D-5) missile clears the launch pad during a US Navy deve...

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A view of Launch Complex 39A for the space shuttle

A view of Launch Complex 39A for the space shuttle

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The first and second stages of a Titan IV launch vehicle arrive at a storage facility for an official acceptance and dedication ceremony. The launch vehicle was built by Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace

The first and second stages of a Titan IV launch vehicle arrive at a s...

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The first and second stages of a Titan IV launch vehicle are transported past a space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center while en route to a storage facility for an official acceptance and dedication ceremony. The launch vehicle was built by Marti

The first and second stages of a Titan IV launch vehicle are transport...

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NASA Early Rockets. NASA public domain image colelction.

NASA Early Rockets. NASA public domain image colelction.

An Atlas Centaur rocket (AC-S9) was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complex 36B carrying into orbit the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) spacecraft. CRRES was a joint NASA... More

NASA Launch Vehicles. NASA public domain image colelction.

NASA Launch Vehicles. NASA public domain image colelction.

The Air Force Delta II vehicle sits poised on Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Station, ready to carry the 19th NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Satellite into orbit. A secondary NASA experiment, the Smal... More

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO IV-B Satellite into orbit

The Delta II sits poised on Launch Complex 17A ready to carry a NATO I...

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An Air Force Atlas IIAS Space Vehicle sits poised on the launch complex 36B ready to carry a Telestar 401 Communications Satellite into orbit

An Air Force Atlas IIAS Space Vehicle sits poised on the launch comple...

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The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch complex 40 ready to carry the first Milstar Communications Satellite into orbit

The first Titan IV/Centaur Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on launch ...

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A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry the 24th Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite into orbit

A Delta II Launch Vehicle sits poised on complex 17A ready to carry th...

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This launch marked the end of the Scout Spacelift Program. The Last Scout Rocket lifted its payload into space from space launch complex 5. The payload was a Miniature Sensor Technology Integration-2 (MSTI-2) low cost high performance satellite that collects and transfers data for the DOD and the enivironmental research. This view is from E-Station Remote Unmanned Tracking sight near the launch pad of the SLC-5. The first Scout launch was 23 August 1962

This launch marked the end of the Scout Spacelift Program. The Last Sc...

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A Martin Marietta Atlas IIA is on the launch pad just before a successful launch from Complex 36A, at 1757 hours EDT. The AC-107 is carrying a Direct Broadcasting Satellite (DBS-2) for DIRECTV, INC (TM)

A Martin Marietta Atlas IIA is on the launch pad just before a success...

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An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur Launch Vehicle carrying a classified Department of Defense payload was launched from Complex 41 at 4:58 A.M. EDT

An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur Launch Vehicle carrying a classified Dep...

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An Air Force Titan/IV IUS Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex-41 ready to carry a classified Department of Defense Payload into orbit

An Air Force Titan/IV IUS Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex-41 rea...

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A Martin Marietta Atlas IIAS/AC-113 is poised on Launch Complex 36B ready to carry the INTELSAT VII#2 into orbit

A Martin Marietta Atlas IIAS/AC-113 is poised on Launch Complex 36B re...

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A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II AS/AC-115 is poised on Launch Complex 36B. It is ready to carry the INTELSAT VII #3 into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II AS/AC-115 is poised on Launch C...

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A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A ready to carry a commercial Mobile Communications Satellite (MSAT) into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIA/AC114 is poised on Launch Complex 36A read...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex 36B. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry the Goes-J advanced geostationary weather satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex 36A. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry the EHF follow-on #5 U.S. Navy Communications Satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 Expendable Launch Vehicle lifts off for a successful launch from Complex 36A at 11:27:01 a.m., EDT. The Atlas 11/AC-116 was carrying an EHF follow-on #5 U.S. Navy Communication Satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 11/AC-116 Expendable Launch Vehicle lift...

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An Air Force TITAN IV CENTAUR Launch Vehicle is poised on Complex 41 ready to carry a classified Department of Defense payload into orbit

An Air Force TITAN IV CENTAUR Launch Vehicle is poised on Complex 41 r...

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A TITAN IV/CENTAUR is successfully launched from Complex 41 at 8:38 A.M. EDT. This launch marks the second TITAN IV/CENTAUR from Cape Canaveral this year

A TITAN IV/CENTAUR is successfully launched from Complex 41 at 8:38 A....

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas II/AC-118 sits poised on Launch Complex 36A. The expendable launch vehicle is ready to carry a Department of Defense Payload into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas II/AC-118 sits poised on Launch Complex ...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas II/AC-118 Expendable Launch Vehicle is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station at 7:30 PM EDT. The Atlas II/AC-118 is carrying a Department of Defense Payload into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas II/AC-118 Expendable Launch Vehicle is s...

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A Lockheed Martin Corp. ATLAS IIAS/AC-117 sits poised on Launch Complex 36A. The expendable launch vehicle is carrying a Japanese Communication Satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corp. ATLAS IIAS/AC-117 sits poised on Launch Comple...

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A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II/AC-119 Expendable Launch Vehicle is successfully launched from Complex 36A at 4:00 A.M. eastern standard time. The Atlas II/AC-119 is carrying a UHF follow-on #6 U.S. Navy communications satellite into orbit

A Lockheed Martin Corporation Atlas II/AC-119 Expendable Launch Vehicl...

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A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated 120, carrying the Galaxy III-R broadcast satellite was successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, at 1923 hrs, EST

A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, de...

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A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated 120, carrying the Galaxy III-R broadcast satellite sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in preparation for flight

A commercial Lockheed Martin Astronautics IIA Space Launch Vehicle, de...

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A McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7925 vehicle carrying the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft for NASA sits poised at Launch Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7925 vehicle carrying the Near Earth Aste...

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Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics launch team crews prepared this Atlas IIA Space Launch vehicle, designated AC-122, to carry the INMARSAT-3 1F Communications Satellite into orbit on Wednesday from Complex 36A

Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics launch team crews prepared ...

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An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur sits poised on complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Station in preparation for the first Titan Launch for 1996

An Air Force Titan IV/Centaur sits poised on complex 41 at Cape Canave...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch team successfully launched the Atlas I space vehicle, designated AC-78. The missile was carrying the "Satellite per Asteronomia A Raggi" (SAX), a commercial scientific payload, from launch complex 36B, CCAS at 12:31 A.M. EDT

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch team successfully launched th...

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A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex 17A awaiting the launch carrying the Global Position System 11-26 (GPS 11-26) satellite, A Department of Defense payload

A McDonnell Douglas Delta II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Compl...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin astronautics launch team successfully launched the Atlas II Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-125, carrying a Hughes Space and Communications Ultra High Frequency Follow On F-7 satellite. The launch took place at 0824 hours

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin astronautics launch team successfull...

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An Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launch the ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-123 and carrying a Lockheed Martin GE-1 Communications Satellite, from Space Launch Complex 36B today at 5:49 P.M. EDT

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launch the A...

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An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36B. This ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-12 and, carrying a Lockheed Martin GE-1 Communications Satellite, is scheduled for liftoff today

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch...

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A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex 17A waiting to carry the 27th Global Positioning System (GPS-27) Satellite into orbit. Lift-off is scheduled at 4:49 A.M. EDT today

A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Compl...

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The United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics Launch Teams are in final preparation to ready an ATLAS II Space Launch Vehicle to carry an Eutelsat Hot Bird 2 television satellite from Complex 36B. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:47 P.M. EST. today

The United States Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics Launch Te...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics Launch Team successsfully launch the ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-124 and carrying a Eutelsat Hot Bird 2 television satellite, from Space Launch Complex 36B today at 3:47 P.M. EST

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Astronautics Launch Team successsful...

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A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Complex 17B awaiting to carry NASA's Mars pathfinder into orbit. Lift-off is scheduled at 1:58 A.M. EST today

A McDonnell Douglas DELTA II Space Launch Vehicle sits poised on Compl...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launch the ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-129, carrying an INMARSAT-3 F-3 satellite, from Space Launch Complex 36A at 8:59 P.M. EST

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launch the ...

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An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36A. This ATLAS IIA Space Launch Vehicle, designated AC-129 is carrying an INMARSAT-3 F3 satellite

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIA sits poised on Space Launch...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launched the ATLAS IIAS Space Launch vehicle designated AC-127, carrying a communications satellite for Japan Satellite Systems, Inc. (JCSAT-4) from Space Launch Complex 36B, CCAS, today at 8:42 P.M. EST

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin Launch Team successfully launched th...

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A Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIAS, designated AC-127, carrying a JCSAT (Japan Satellite System)-4 sits poised on Space Launch Complex 36B scheduled for liftoff today

A Lockheed Martin ATLAS IIAS, designated AC-127, carrying a JCSAT (Jap...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully launches a TITAN IV/B-24 carrying a Defense Support Program Satellite from Launch CX-40 today at 3:20 P.M. (EST). This marks the 1ST TITAN IV and the 1ST B model rocket launched from Cape Canaveral this year

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully launches a TITAN IV/B-2...

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An Air Force and Lockheed Martin TITAN IV/B-24 sits poised for launch today on Space Launch CX-40. This will mark the 1ST TITAN IV launch from Cape Canaveral this year and the 1ST launch of a B model rocket

An Air Force and Lockheed Martin TITAN IV/B-24 sits poised for launch ...

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The Air Force and Lockheed Martin launch team successfully launched the Atlas IIA space launch vehicle, designated AC-128, carrying a Loral Tempo Direct Broadcast satellite from space launch complex 36A at Cape Canaveral. The launch took place at 1:01 A.M. EST

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin launch team successfully launched th...

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The Atlas 1 rocket which will carry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-K (GOES-K) into space is erected at Launch Complex 36, Pad B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The Lockheed Martin-built rocket and its Centaur upper stage will form the AC-79 vehicle, the final vehicle in the Atlas 1 series which began launches for NASA in 1962. GOES-K will be the third spacecraft to be launched in the advanced series of geostationary weather satellites built for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The spacecraft will be designated GOES-10 in orbit. Launch is targeted for April 24 KSC-97pc475

The Atlas 1 rocket which will carry the Geostationary Operational Envi...

The Atlas 1 rocket which will carry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-K (GOES-K) into space is erected at Launch Complex 36, Pad B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The Lockheed Martin-built rock... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostationary-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite-K (GOES-K) weather satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Once in orbit, GOES-K will be renamed GOES-10. The launch took place at 1:49 A.M. EDT

A Lockheed Martin Atlas I (AC-79) successfully launched the Geostation...

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The Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

The Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket ...

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An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of the 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launc...

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An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket was carrying the first 5 of the 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

An aerial view of the Delta II rocket prior to lift-off at Space Launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Mark Borosch Release Stat... More

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) technicians finish mounting a thermal model of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) on the installation cart which will be used to install the RTG in the Cassini spacecraft at Level 14 of Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The technicians use the thermal model to practice installation procedures. The three actual RTGs which will provide electrical power to Cassini on its 6.7-mile trip to the Saturnian system, and during its four-year mission at Saturn, are being tested and monitored in the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Storage Building in KSC's Industrial Area. The RTGs use heat from the natural decay of plutonium to generate electric power. RTGs enable spacecraft to operate far from the Sun where solar power systems are not feasible. The RTGs on Cassini are of the same design as those flying on the already deployed Galileo and Ulysses spacecraft. The Cassini mission is targeted for an October 6 launch aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur expendable launch vehicle. Cassini is built and managed for NASA by JPL KSC-10941f07

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) technicians finish mounting a thermal ...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) technicians finish mounting a thermal model of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) on the installation cart which will be used to install the RTG in the Cassini spacecr... More

Workers erect the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the LMLV-2 in October for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s Moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, the Lunar Prospector will map the Moon’s surface composition and possible polar ice deposits, measure magnetic and gravity fields, and study lunar outgassing events KSC-97pc1040

Workers erect the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (...

Workers erect the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the LMLV-2 ... More

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) for placement at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the LMLV-2 from CCAS in October for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s Moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Information gathered during the mission will allow construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the Moon and will improve our understanding of its origin, evolution, current state, and resources KSC-97pc1043

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (L...

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) for placement at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to launch ... More

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) for placement at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the LMLV-2 from CCAS in October for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s Moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Information gathered during the mission will allow construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the Moon and will improve our understanding of its origin, evolution, current state, and resources KSC-97pc1042

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (...

Workers hoist the first stage of a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) for placement at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), Fla. The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is scheduled to laun... More

The second stage of the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) is mated to its first stage at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The LMLV-2 will carry the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, scheduled to launch in October for an 18-month mission that will orbit the Earth’s moon to collect data from the lunar surface. Information gathered during the mission will allow construction of a detailed map of the surface composition of the moon and will improve our understanding of its origin, evolution, current state, and resources KSC-97PC1102

The second stage of the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) is ...

The second stage of the Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle-2 (LMLV-2) is mated to its first stage at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The LMLV-2 will carry the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, schedul... More

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS is poised on launch complex 36B. This launch vehicle, designated AC-133, carrying a "Superbird-C" communications satellite is scheduled for launch on 27 July 1997

A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS is poised on launch complex 36B. This lau...

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The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on Aug. 25, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The ACE observatory will be placed into an orbit almost a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from the Earth, about 1/100 the distance from the Earth to the Sun KSC-97PC1143

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on Aug. 25, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The ACE observatory will be placed into an orbit almost a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from the Earth, about 1/100 the distance from the Earth to the Sun KSC-97PC1144

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on Aug. 25, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The ACE observatory will be placed into an orbit almost a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from the Earth, about 1/100 the distance from the Earth to the Sun KSC-97PC1142

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on Aug. 25, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The ACE observatory will be placed into an orbit almost a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from the Earth, about 1/100 the distance from the Earth to the Sun KSC-97PC1141

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...

The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More

The solid rocket motors of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft are erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on Aug. 25, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The ACE observatory will be placed into an orbit almost a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from the Earth, about 1/100 the distance from the Earth to the Sun KSC-97PC1170

The solid rocket motors of the Delta II rocket which will to be used t...

The solid rocket motors of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft are erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for l... More

The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is placed atop its launch vehicle at Launch Complex 17A. Scheduled for launch on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Station on Aug. 24, ACE will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles. The collecting power of instruments aboard ACE is 10 to 1,000 times greater than anything previously flown to collect similar data by NASA KSC-97PC1238

The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is placed atop its ...

The Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is placed atop its launch vehicle at Launch Complex 17A. Scheduled for launch on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Station on Aug. 24, ACE will study l... More

After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 24, 1997, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This is the second Delta launch under the Boeing name and the first from Cape Canaveral. ACE with its combination of nine sensors and instruments will investigate the origin and evolution of solar phenomenon, the formation of solar corona, solar flares and acceleration of the solar wind. ACE was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and is managed by the Explorer Project Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The lead scientific institution is the California Institute of Technology KSC-97PC1287

After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch v...

After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 24, 1997, at L... More

The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 25, 1997, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This is the second Delta launch under the Boeing name and the first from Cape Canaveral. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was scrubbed by Air Force range safety personnel because two commercial fishing vessels were within the Delta’s launch danger area. ACE with its combination of nine sensors and instruments will investigate the origin and evolution of solar phenomenon, the formation of solar corona, solar flares and acceleration of the solar wind. ACE was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and is managed by the Explorer Project Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The lead scientific institution is the California Institute of Technology KSC-97PC1288

The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Co...

The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 25, 1997, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaver... More

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This is the second Delta launch under the Boeing name and the first from Cape Canaveral. Launch was scrubbed one day by Air Force range safety personnel because two commercial fishing vessels were within the Delta’s launch danger area. The ACE spacecraft will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles on its one-million-mile journey. The collecting power of instruments aboard ACE is 10 to 1,000 times greater than anything previously flown to collect similar data by NASA. Study of these energetic particles may contribute to our understanding of the formation and evolution of the solar system. ACE has a two-year minimum mission lifetime and a goal of five years of service. ACE was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and is managed by the Explorer Project Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The lead scientific institution is the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Calif KSC-97PC1293

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Adva...

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This i... More

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This is the second Delta launch under the Boeing name and the first from Cape Canaveral. Launch was scrubbed one day by Air Force range safety personnel because two commercial fishing vessels were within the Delta’s launch danger area. The ACE spacecraft will study low-energy particles of solar origin and high-energy galactic particles on its one-million-mile journey. The collecting power of instruments aboard ACE is 10 to 1,000 times greater than anything previously flown to collect similar data by NASA. Study of these energetic particles may contribute to our understanding of the formation and evolution of the solar system. ACE has a two-year minimum mission lifetime and a goal of five years of service. ACE was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and is managed by the Explorer Project Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The lead scientific institution is the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Calif KSC-97PC1292

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Adva...

A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This i... More

Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), connect the crane to the top of the Cassini spacecraft in preparation for the lift to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle. Cassini is an international mission conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The two-story-tall spacecraft, scheduled for launch on Oct. 6, is destined to arrive at Saturn in July 2004, where it will orbit and study Saturn, its rings, moons and magnetic environment in detail over a four-year period. The Cassini mission is managed for NASA's Office of Space Science by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology KSC-97PC1306

Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), c...

Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), connect the crane to the top of the Cassini spacecraft in preparation for the lift to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle. Cassini... More

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower is rolled away from the Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini spacecraft, marking a major milestone in the launch countdown sequence. Retraction of the structure began about an hour later than scheduled due to minor problems with ground support equipment. The countdown clock for the Cassini mission began ticking earlier today at the T-26-hour mark. Other upcoming prelaunch milestones include activation of the final launch sequence for the Cassini spacecraft at the T-180-minute mark in the countdown, to be followed about an hour later by initiation of loading of the Titan IVB's Centaur stage with its complement of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Liftoff of Cassini on the journey to Saturn and its moon Titan is slated to occur during a window opening at 4:55 a.m. EDT, Oct. 13, and extending through 7:15 a.m KSC-97PC1539

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service...

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower is rolled away from the Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini spacecraft, marking a major milestone in the launch countdown sequence... More

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower has been retracted away from the Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini spacecraft and its attached Huygens probe. This is the second launch attempt for the Saturn-bound mission; a first try Oct. 13 was scrubbed primarily due to concerns about upper level wind conditions. Liftoff Oct. 15 is set to occur during a launch window opening at 4:43 a.m. EDT and extending until 7:03 a.m. Clearly visible in this view are the 66-foot-tall, 17-foot-wide payload fairing atop the vehicle, in which Cassini and the attached Centaur stage are encased, the two-stage liquid propellant core vehicle, and the twin 112-foot long solid rocket motor upgrades (SRMUs) straddling the core vehicle. It is the SRMUs which ignite first to begin the launch sequence KSC-97PC1542

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service...

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower has been retracted away from the Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini spacecraft and its attached Huygens probe. This is the second... More

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower is being rolled away from the Titan IVB/Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Cassini spacecraft, completing a major countdown milestone. This is the second launch attempt for the Saturn-bound mission; a first try Oct. 13 was scrubbed primarily due to concerns about upper level wind conditions. Liftoff Oct. 15 is set to occur during a launch window opening at 4:43 a.m. EDT and extending until 7:03 a.m KSC-97PC1541

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service...

At Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station, the Mobile Service Tower is being rolled away from the Titan IVB/Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Cassini spacecraft, completing a major countdown mileston... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. Launch occurred at 4:43 a.m. EDT, Oct. 15, from Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station. After a 2.2-billion mile journey that will include two swingbys of Venus and one of Earth to gain additional velocity, the two-story tall spacecraft will arrive at Saturn in July 2004. The orbiter will circle the planet for four years, its complement of 12 scientific instruments gathering data about Saturn's atmosphere, rings and magnetosphere and conducting closeup observations of the Saturnian moons. Huygens, with a separate suite of six science instruments, will separate from Cassini to fly on a ballistic trajectory toward Titan, the only celestial body besides Earth to have an atmosphere rich in nitrogen. Scientists are eager to study further this chemical similarity in hopes of learning more about the origins of our own planet Earth. Huygens will provide the first direct sampling of Titan's atmospheric chemistry and the first detailed photographs of its surface. The Cassini mission is an international effort involving NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI). The Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the U.S. contribution to the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science. The major U.S. contractor is Lockheed Martin, which provided the launch vehicle and upper stage, spacecraft propulsion module and radioisotope thermoelectric generators that will provide power for the spacecraft. The Titan IV/Centaur is a U.S. Air Force launch vehicle, and launch operations were managed by the 45th Space Wing KSC-97PC1546

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A seven-year journey to the ringed plane...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. Launch occurred at 4:43... More

A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. Launch occurred at 4:43 a.m. EDT, Oct. 15, from Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Station. After a 2.2-billion mile journey that will include two swingbys of Venus and one of Earth to gain additional velocity, the two-story tall spacecraft will arrive at Saturn in July 2004. The orbiter will circle the planet for four years, its complement of 12 scientific instruments gathering data about Saturn's atmosphere, rings and magnetosphere and conducting closeup observations of the Saturnian moons. Huygens, with a separate suite of six science instruments, will separate from Cassini to fly on a ballistic trajectory toward Titan, the only celestial body besides Earth to have an atmosphere rich in nitrogen. Scientists are eager to study further this chemical similarity in hopes of learning more about the origins of our own planet Earth. Huygens will provide the first direct sampling of Titan's atmospheric chemistry and the first detailed photographs of its surface. The Cassini mission is an international effort involving NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI). The Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the U.S. contribution to the mission for NASA's Office of Space Science. The major U.S. contractor is Lockheed Martin, which provided the launch vehicle and upper stage, spacecraft propulsion module and radioisotope thermoelectric generators that will provide power for the spacecraft. The Titan IV/Centaur is a U.S. Air Force launch vehicle, and launch operations were managed by the 45th Space Wing KSC-97PC1547

A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the lifto...

A seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe. Launch occurred at 4:43 a.m. EDT, Oct. 15, from Launc... More

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, to be launched for NASA by Lockheed Martin, was rolled back today at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for final prelaunch preparations. The small robotic spacecraft is designed to provide the first global maps of the Moon's surface compositional elements and its gravitational and magnetic fields. The launch of Lunar Prospector is currently scheduled for Jan. 5, 1998 at 8:31 p.m KSC-97PC1800

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector ...

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, to be launched for NASA by Lockheed Martin, was rolled back today at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for final p... More

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, to be launched for NASA by Lockheed Martin, was rolled back today at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for final prelaunch preparations. The small robotic spacecraft is designed to provide the first global maps of the Moon's surface compositional elements and its gravitational and magnetic fields. The launch of Lunar Prospector is currently scheduled for Jan. 5, 1998 at 8:31 p.m KSC-97PC1801

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector ...

The access tower around the Athena II rocket for the Lunar Prospector spacecraft, to be launched for NASA by Lockheed Martin, was rolled back today at Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for final p... More

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is prepared for mating to a Lockheed Martin Athena II launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lockheed Martin, is a spin-stabilized spacecraft designed to provide NASA the first global maps of the Moon’s surface and its gravitational magnetic fields. It will orbit the Moon at an altitude of approximately 63 miles during a one-year mission. The launch of Lunar Prospector is scheduled for Jan. 5, 1998 at 8:31 p.m. EST KSC-97PC1828

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is prepared for mating to a Lockheed Martin At...

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is prepared for mating to a Lockheed Martin Athena II launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lockh... More

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is lifted at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46 before mating to a Lockheed Martin Athena II launch vehicle. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lockheed Martin, is a spin-stabilized spacecraft designed to provide NASA the first global maps of the Moon’s surface and its gravitational magnetic fields. It will orbit the Moon at an altitude of approximately 63 miles during a one-year mission. The launch of Lunar Prospector is scheduled for Jan. 5, 1998 at 8:31 p.m. EST KSC-97PC1830

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is lifted at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Laun...

NASA’s Lunar Prospector is lifted at Cape Canaveral Air Station’s Launch Complex 46 before mating to a Lockheed Martin Athena II launch vehicle. Lunar Prospector, built for the NASA Ames Research Center by Lock... More

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