Tower retracted from Atlas for NROL-36


During the initial countdown attempt on Aug. 2, the mobile service gantry is retracted to unveil the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket atop Space Launch Complex 3-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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Photo credit: Pat Corkery/United Launch Alliance

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