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OTD…Sept. 19 and Endeavour retirement
#OTD in 2012...Kennedy Space Center bid final farewell to Endeavour
Commercial Atlas 5 rocket stacking begins for Mexican launch
Assembly of a 19-story Atlas rocket started today for a commercial launch next month to aid Mexico's telecommunications reform aimed at economic growth and the betterment of its societal welfare.
VideoOTD…Sept. 12 and STS-48, 47 and 51
#OTD in 1991, 1992 and 1993...flights by Discovery and Endeavour
Air Force assigns new Delta 4 rocket launch
There's a new launch being added to Vandenberg Air Force Base's schedules -- another Delta 4 rocket flight for the National Reconnaissance Office.
VideoOTD…Sept. 9 and STS-64 and STS-115
#OTD in 1994...Discovery launched to develop new techniques for monitoring Earth's environment from space...and in 2006...Construction of the space station resumed as Atlantis delivered a power-generating truss
VideoOTD…Sept. 8 and STS-106
#OTD in 2000...Atlantis launched on a mission to make the International Space Station a home in orbit
VideoOTD…Sept. 7 and STS-69
#OTD in 1995...Endeavour launched to deploy and retrieve solar satellite and Wake Shield Facility
Photos: More Atlas 5 launch shots
Another batch of Atlas 5 rocket launch photos from Wednesday's flight for the U.S. Navy carrying the Mobile User Objective System spacecraft.
VideoRecap story: Atlas 5 completes heavy-duty launch assignment
In a breath-taking display at daybreak Wednesday, an Atlas rocket powered an enormous U.S. Navy satellite into space to close the last remaining gap and give global reach to the military's new mobile communications system.