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PIA03522: One Step Closer to Launch: Rocket Delivery
 Mission:  Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 Spacecraft:  Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
 Product Size:  3000 x 1993 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA03522.tif (17.94 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA03522.jpg (502 kB)

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Lockheed Martin just delivered the Atlas V rocket to Cape Canaveral! The rocket will now go through a series of tests to ensure its ready to send Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to the red planet. Lift-off is expected on August 10, 2005.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Image Addition Date:
2005-07-19