The Atlas V/Centaur rocket climbs up and away from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Safely tucked inside the protective payload fairing were NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS).
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Taken in
Kennedy Space Center
Author
NASA/Bill Ingalls
Description
The Atlas V/Centaur rocket climbs up and away from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Safely tucked inside the protective payload fairing were NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS).