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Delta II rocket on launch pad

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-lus21-00350

Date

2006-10-19

The morning sky is nearly clear over Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and the waiting Boeing/Delta II rocket. The Atlantic Ocean can be seen on the horizon. Topping the rocket is the payload, the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) spacecraft. Launch is scheduled at 3:46 p.m. EDT June 30 2001.