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Atlas 5 Launches

Posted by michael on from the roman-candle dept.

Rubyflame writes "As I write this, the Atlas 5 is just about to take off. Spaceflight Now for Mission Status. Atlas 5 is be the biggest Atlas rocket yet, and the first next-generation expendable launch vehicle."

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  1. successful by boarder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was able to watch the launch live at my company in
    Los Angeles. It was successful and without incident.
    The onboard camera kept a live feed from the rocket
    to the ground... watching the first stage seperate in
    space was spectacular.

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    IANAL, but I play one on /.