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Snapshots from Atlas 5 launch

March 13, 2015 Justin Ray

The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasted off Thursday night with NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale satellite quartet in a successful flight from Cape Canaveral.

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News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches Starlink 15-15 mission following a trio of scrubs
    October 20, 2026
  • Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate
    October 16, 2026
  • SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force
    October 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
    October 13, 2026
  • Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
    October 13, 2026
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
    October 12, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency
    October 9, 2026
  • SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
    October 4, 2026
  • Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
    October 1, 2026
  • Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
    October 1, 2026
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