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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.
VideoVideo: Liftoff of Atlas 5 rocket to deploy Navy’s MUOS 4 satellite
A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Navy's Mobile User Objective System communications satellite No. 4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VideoPhotos: Three-man crew launched from steppes of Kazakhstan
Three space fliers rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, setting off in pursuit of the International Space Station to swap out Soyuz lifeboats for the research lab's one-year crew. Check out imagery of the late morning liftoff.
VideoSoyuz booster in position for crew launch
A Russian Soyuz booster rolled out of a hangar at the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome and rode a rail car to its launch pad Monday, setting up for Wednesday's launch with a three-man crew hailing from Russia, Denmark and Kazakhstan.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket travels to launch pad for Wednesday flight
Delivering two-and-a-half million pounds of ground-shaking thrust at takeoff, more than any rocket flying from Cape Canaveral these days, the mighty vehicle was rolled from its assembly building to the launch pad Monday for Wednesday's early morning blastoff.
VideoPhotos: Proton rocket soars from Baikonur
Russia's Proton rocket returned to flight Friday, blasting off for the first time since a May launch mishap. Relive Friday's launch with a video replay and photos of the daytime liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
VideoOTD…Aug. 30 and STS-8 and STS-41D
#OTD in 1983...Challenger lifts off on the first nighttime shuttle launch...and Discovery launches on her inaugural Spaceflight
VideoOTD…Aug. 27 and STS-51I
#OTD in 1985...Discovery launched to deploy three satellites and rendezvous with another for daring repair
VideoAriane rocket’s 225th flight in pictures
The 81st flight of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket delivered two satellites to geostationary orbit Thursday for Eutelsat and Intelsat, and these photos show the launcher taking off with nearly 3 million pounds of thrust.