New Atlas 5 launched today

From: Spike (spike66@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 21:38:56 MDT

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Way cool! We watched the monitors at work today as
the new Atlas 5 was successfully launched. It was
carrying a cable TV satellite, using the biggest
honking payload fairing you ever saw. Check this
baby out:

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av003/030715preview.html

We were jumping around, hooting and carrying on,
grown men acting like a bunch of drunken hyenas
on viagra.

Heres the full story at the site below.

NEW VERSION OF ATLAS 5 ROCKET TO LAUNCH TODAY
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The largest and most capable Atlas rocket in history will took flight
this evening from Cape Canaveral as Lockheed Martin's launcher fleet
evolves to carry larger and heavier cargos into space:

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av003/status.html

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