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Photos: Atlas 5 rolls out for launch

October 2, 2015 Justin Ray

The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch Morelos 3 on Friday at 6:08 a.m. EDT.

Photo credit: United Launch Alliance

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