Thursday, January 31, 2013

Beautiful Atlas V Launch

An Atlas V launched from Cape Canaveral last night, taking into space the next generation of NASA's relay satellites.  What made this launch particularly beautiful was the red tint of the plume due to atmospheric testing chemicals.  Read more about the mission here and see below for an awesome recap of the launch:

(top image from NASA's facebook page)

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