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Atlas V sends classified NROL-79 payload to space

This article was written by Derek Richardson for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.

Atlas-V / NROL-79 launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifts off from Space Launch Complex-3. Designated NROL-79, the mission is in support of national defense. Photo & Caption Credit: ULA

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket roared out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NROL-79 mission lifted off at 9:49 a.m. PST (12:49 p.m. EST / 17:49 GMT) March 1, 2017, from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Rebirth: Launch Complex 39A Begins New Life with SpaceX CRS-10 Launch

This article was written by Bart Leahy for SpaceFlight Insider, and is reprinted here with permission.

SpaceX's CRS-10 Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:38 a.m. EST (14:38 GMT). Photo Credit: Vikash Mahadeo / SpaceFlight Insider
SpaceX’s CRS-10 Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 9:39 a.m. EST (14:39 GMT). Photo Credit: Vikash Mahadeo / SpaceFlight Insider

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Launch Complex 39A began its third career after serving as the site for historic Apollo and Space Shuttle launches. Today it welcomed its first commercial launch, with SpaceX sending Cargo Resupply Service (CRS) 10 aboard the Dragon spacecraft perched atop the ‘Full Thrust’ Falcon 9. [Read more…]

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