Keywords: aviation aerospace spaceflight space exploration spaceexploration national aeronautics and space administration nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration nasa ames research center amesresearchcenter arc jet propulsion laboratory jetpropulsionlaboratory jpl rocket lockheed lockheed martin lockheedmartin lockmart boeing united launch alliance unitedlaunchalliance ula atlas v rocket atlasvrocket atlas v atlasv atlas v 401 atlasv401 centaur atlas v-centaur atlasvcentaur lunar crater observation and sensing satellite lunarcraterobservationandsensingsatellite lcross lunar reconnaissance orbiter lunarreconnaissanceorbiter lro lcross/lro lcrosslro launch complex 41 launchcomplex41 lc-41 lc41 rocket launch rocketlaunch cape canaveral capecanaveral space launch complex 41 spacelaunchcomplex41 slc-41 slc41 outdoor 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). Image #: Date: June 18, 2009 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). Image #: Date: June 18, 2009 |