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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

  • Live coverage: NASA updates progress towards established a Moon Base, Artemis 3 mission
    May 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    May 26, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Memorial Day
    May 24, 2026
  • Musk praises “epic” Super Heavy-Starship launch
    May 23, 2026
  • Launch preview: SpaceX tries again for first launch of its Starship Version 3 rocket
    May 21, 2026
  • SpaceX’s sunrise Starlink launch adds 29 satellites to low Earth orbit megaconstellation
    May 20, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB
    May 20, 2026
  • NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon mission with 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the space station
    May 15, 2026
  • ULA confirms successful solid rocket booster test as Vulcan anomaly investigation continues
    May 14, 2026
  • SpaceX targets May 19 for debut of Starship Version 3, Launch Pad 2
    May 12, 2026
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