Atlas 5 rocket rolled out to launch pad

BY JUSTIN RAY
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: June 16, 2012


The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was hauled out to the pad Saturday morning, riding the rails from its assembly building to Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 for the final days of preparations for the NROL-38 mission to fly a secret satellite payload into orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the launch.

Photo credit: Justin Ray/Spaceflight Now

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