Photo: Destination Pluto

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  • Atlas V

    Atlas V

    After two days of delays due to poor weather and a power failure, the 197-foot tall Atlas 5 unmanned rocket, built by Lockheed Martin, lifted off at 2 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday. The rocket is headed for Pluto.

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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The Atlas V lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its way to Pluto.

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Atlas V

After two days of delays due to poor weather and a power failure, the 197-foot tall Atlas 5 unmanned rocket, built by Lockheed Martin, lifted off at 2 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday. The rocket is headed for Pluto.

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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