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Delta II rocket on launch pad

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-lus21-00350

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 25 cm

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.

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