...And the Atlas V Clears the Tower
Description: The Atlas V/Centaur rocket climbs up and away from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Safely tucked inside the protective payload fairing were NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS).
Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray
Image Number: KSC-2009-3790
Date: June 18, 2009
...And the Atlas V Clears the Tower
Description: The Atlas V/Centaur rocket climbs up and away from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Safely tucked inside the protective payload fairing were NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS).
Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Tony Gray
Image Number: KSC-2009-3790
Date: June 18, 2009