Spaceflight Now | Atlas Launch Report | Rainbow stretches across the Cape sky

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		Rocket: Atlas 5 (AV-026) Payload: X-37B - The Orbital Test Vehicle Date: March 5, 2011 Time: 5:46 p.m. EST (2246 GMT) Site: SLC-41, Cape Canaveral, Florida Broadcast: AMC 6, Transponder 5, C-band, 72° West Mission Status Center Photos: Launch gallery Photos: Press site view Photos: Rocket rollout Photos: X-37B readied Our Atlas archive

Rainbow stretches across the Cape sky

A rainbow appeared above the Atlas 5 launch pad as rainshowers approached Cape Canaveral Friday afternoon, delaying the rocket's blastoff with a secret U.S. Air Force space plane.

Photo credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

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