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Photos: Atlas 5 on the pad at sunset

June 24, 2016 Justin Ray

The night before its planned flight coupled the photogenic United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket and a gorgeous sunset at Cape Canaveral.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar
    March 9, 2026
  • NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
    March 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
    March 6, 2026
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    March 5, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral
    March 3, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 1, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast
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  • NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”
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  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites
    February 27, 2026
  • SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs
    February 25, 2026
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