Gallery: Atlas 5 rocket rolled out

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is rolled from the Vertical Integration Facility to the Complex 41 pad with the Mars-bound Curiosity rover, completing the first third-of-a-mile on the spacecraft's 354-million-mile trek to our neighboring planet.

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Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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