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Photos: Delta 4 awaits blastoff

March 24, 2015 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket sits peacefully inside its mobile service gantry on Tuesday afternoon, one day before its scheduled launch of the GPS 2F-9 navigation satellite.

Credit: Justin Ray
Credit: Justin Ray
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Credit: Tim Dodd
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