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MESSENGER lifts off
The Boeing Delta 2-Heavy rocket launches at 2:16 a.m. EDT carrying the NASA's MESSENGER space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (5min 23sec file)
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Cocoa Beach view
The Cocoa Beach tracking camera site captured this beautiful view of the launch and separation of the ground-ignited solid rocket boosters. (1min 31sec file)
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MESSENGER preview
Mission officials and scientists preview the flight of NASA's MESSENGER space probe to orbit the planet Mercury during this news conference. (41min 36sec file)
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Photo gallery: Delta 2 rocket launches MESSENGER
Posted: August 9, 2004


The first hint of flame flickers beneath the Boeing Delta 2 rocket as its main engine begins to ignite. Photo: NASA-KSC
 

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VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET BLASTS OFF WITH MESSENGER QT
VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF MAIN ENGINE IGNITION QT
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VIDEO: FIERY BLASTOFF AS CAPTURED BY PAD CAMERA QT
VIDEO: LIFTOFF AS SEEN FROM PLAYALINDA BEACH QT
VIDEO: LAUNCH AS SEEN FROM CAPE'S PRESS SITE 1 QT
VIDEO: COCOA BEACH TRACKING CAMERA LAUNCH VIDEO QT
VIDEO: VIEW FROM ALTERNATE PRESS VIEWING LOCATION QT
VIDEO: POWERFUL TRACKING CAMERA OFFERS THIS ANGLE QT
VIDEO: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF BOOSTER NOZZLES DURING ASCENT QT
VIDEO: POST-FLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH NASA LAUNCH MANAGER QT

VIDEO: SERVICE TOWER ROLLED BACK FOR SECOND COUNTDOWN QT
VIDEO: BAD WEATHER SCRUBS MONDAY'S LAUNCH ATTEMPT QT
VIDEO: WEATHER OFFICER GIVES FORECAST FOR TUESDAY QT
VIDEO: MESSENGER'S LAUNCH CAMPAIGN SHOWN WITH NARRATION QT
VIDEO: DELTA 2 ROCKET IS ASSEMBLED ON THE LAUNCH PAD QT
VIDEO: MOBILE SERVICE TOWER IS ROLLED BACK SUNDAY EVENING QT

VIDEO: SATURDAY'S PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE QT
VIDEO: MESSENGER PRE-LAUNCH SCIENCE BRIEFING QT
VIDEO: WATCH THE MESSENGER OVERVIEW NEWS CONFERENCE QT
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Viking patch
This embroidered mission patch celebrates NASA's Viking Project which reached the Red Planet in 1976.
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Shuttle pin
This lapel pin features the official crew emblem for the STS-121 space shuttle mission. The emblem depicts Discovery docked to the International Space Station.
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Apollo 7 DVD
For 11 days the crew of Apollo 7 fought colds while they put the Apollo spacecraft through a workout, establishing confidence in the machine what would lead directly to the bold decision to send Apollo 8 to the moon just 2 months later.
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From the NASA Archives
This three-disc DVD contains rare footage from the pioneering Gemini space missions of the 1960s and an original hour-long documentary.
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