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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket aims for International Space Station

December 7, 2015 Justin Ray

A collection of pad photos from the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the Orbital ATK Cygnus commercial cargo-delivery spacecraft for the International Space Station.

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance

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