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The day before launch – Atlas V in 551 configuration (5-meter payload fairing, 5 solid rocket strap-ons). Under the fairing is a Centaur second stage and Juno. Launch 12:25 p.m. EDT August 5, 2011 Bound for Jupiter – a plume sundial. You can tell the time of launch by the shadow of the plume [...] Look for the shuttle to the right of the contrail in my photo (click on the image for full res version) Shuttle and ground in one image. This photo and the rest of these photos courtesy of Gary Spiers Space shuttle Discovery Touchdown – twin dustplumes from gear touching down Parachute deploys NASADryden tweeted at [...] |
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