Tower rolled back for Delta 4 launch

The mobile service gantry is retracted to reveal the 217-foot-tall United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral's Complex 37 pad. The booster will carry the Wideband Global SATCOM 6 military communications satellite into orbit.

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Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now
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