Atlas 5 rocket powers clandestine satellite launch
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) May 22, 2013 - Private space company United Launch Alliance launched its Atlas 5 rocket Thursday morning, carrying with it one of the United States' newest spy satellites - the company's latest mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The rocket successfully blasted off at just after 9 a.m. EST, taking flight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It's the fourth successful mis ... more

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