Atlas 5 rocket rolled out for TDRS K launch

Riding the rails at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Tuesday morning, United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transported from its assembly building to the pad. Liftoff carrying the first in NASA's third generation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:48 p.m. EST.

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