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Atlas 5 rocket launches on secret mission
Posted: March 13, 2008

The inaugural launch of an Atlas 5 rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base occurred as scheduled this morning, thundering skyward at 3:02 a.m. local time (6:02 a.m. EDT) carrying a classified national security satellite.


Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
 

Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
 

Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
 

Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
 

Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
 

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