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Atlas thunders away from Complex 41

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An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 at 10:23 a.m. EST Thursday with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a mission to probe the sun's connection with Earth. These pictures were taken by remote cameras around the launch pad.


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Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Ben Cooper/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

 

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