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		Rocket: Atlas 5 (AV-007) Payload: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Date: August 12, 2005 Window: 7:43-9:43 a.m. EDT (1143-1343 GMT) Site: Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida Mission Status Center MRO instruments Science objectives Technology objectives Atlas 5 rocket info Cape's Complex 41 Atlas archive

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Photo gallery: Atlas 5 rocket rolled to the launch pad

The Atlas 5 rocket stands on the Complex 41 pad following rollout from the Vertical Integration Facility during the countdown to launch NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Photos: Patrick H. Corkery/Lockheed Martin

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VIDEO: THURSDAY'S LAUNCH ATTEMPT IS SCRUBBED PLAY
VIDEO: ROCKET IS ROLLED TO PAD WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLAY
VIDEO: ATLAS 5 ROCKET PRE-LAUNCH PREPS PLAY
VIDEO: NARRATED ATLAS 5 LAUNCH ANIMATION PLAY
VIDEO: SCIENCE PREVIEW BRIEFING DIAL-UP | BROADBAND 1 & 2
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