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> Delta II rocket lifts off carrying Mars Odyssey spacecraft. April 7 2001

Delta II rocket lifts off carrying Mars Odyssey spacecraft. April 7 2001

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-lus21-00300

Image Size 300 DPI: 14 * 22 cm

The Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft blasts into the clear blue sky from Launch Complex 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT. The launch sends the Mars Odyssey on an approximate 7-month journey to orbit the planet Mars.

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2001 - 2001 MARS ODYSSEY - CAPE CANAVERAL - DELTA - DELTA II - FLORIDA - KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - LAUNCH - LAUNCH PAD - LAUNCHER - MARS ODYSSEY - ROCKET - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -